Arnolds Park vs Milford

A side-by-side comparison of Arnolds Park and Milford: population, income, housing, and more.

Arnolds Park and Milford are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Milford has the higher population (3,315 vs 911 in Arnolds Park). Arnolds Park has the higher median household income ($84,659 vs $60,571 in Milford). Arnolds Park has the higher median home value ($407,600 vs $211,000 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Arnolds Park	Milford
Population	911	3,315
Median age	64.2 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$84,659	$60,571
Median home value	$407,600	$211,000
Median gross rent	$671	$806
Housing units	1,634	1,648
Homeownership rate	89.7%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.8%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arnolds Park	Milford
Population	1,009 → 911 (-9.7%)	3,004 → 3,315 (+10.4%)
Median household income	$48,188 → $84,659 (+75.7%)	$53,625 → $60,571 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$225,000 → $407,600 (+81.2%)	$145,700 → $211,000 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $671 (-20.5%)	$675 → $806 (+19.4%)

Arnolds Park

Population

1,009911

Median household income

$48,188$84,659

Median home value

$225,000$407,600

Median gross rent

$844$671

Milford

Population

3,0043,315

Median household income

$53,625$60,571

Median home value

$145,700$211,000

Median gross rent

$675$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arnolds Park	Milford
Under 5	4.1%	2.1%
5 to 17	2.9%	20.0%
18 to 24	1.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	7.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	5.7%	10.5%
45 to 54	7.6%	16.1%
55 to 64	26.5%	13.0%
65 to 74	27.9%	14.5%
75 and over	17.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arnolds Park	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arnolds Park	Milford
No high school diploma	1.5%	3.8%
High school graduate	25.6%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.8%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arnolds Park	Milford
Drove alone	77.8%	76.4%
Carpooled	10.6%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	3.7%
Other means	1.0%	5.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arnolds Park	Milford
1-unit, detached	55.6%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	11.2%
20 or more units	11.1%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Arnolds Park	Milford
Poverty rate	5.9%	5.3%
Average household size	1.79	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1994	1984