Milford vs Orleans

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

Milford and Orleans 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 593 in Orleans). Orleans has the higher median household income ($66,058 vs $60,571 in Milford). Orleans has the higher median home value ($448,800 vs $211,000 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Orleans
Population	3,315	593
Median age	45.8 yrs	57.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,571	$66,058
Median home value	$211,000	$448,800
Median gross rent	$806	$961
Housing units	1,648	635
Homeownership rate	69.7%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	40.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Orleans
Population	3,004 → 3,315 (+10.4%)	469 → 593 (+26.4%)
Median household income	$53,625 → $60,571 (+13.0%)	$66,875 → $66,058 (-1.2%)
Median home value	$145,700 → $211,000 (+44.8%)	$387,500 → $448,800 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $806 (+19.4%)	$933 → $961 (+3.0%)

Milford

Population

3,0043,315

Median household income

$53,625$60,571

Median home value

$145,700$211,000

Median gross rent

$675$806

Orleans

Population

469593

Median household income

$66,875$66,058

Median home value

$387,500$448,800

Median gross rent

$933$961

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Orleans
Under 5	2.1%	1.0%
5 to 17	20.0%	9.1%
18 to 24	6.6%	0.8%
25 to 34	9.5%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	17.2%
45 to 54	16.1%	5.6%
55 to 64	13.0%	19.2%
65 to 74	14.5%	22.3%
75 and over	7.8%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Orleans
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	13.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Orleans
No high school diploma	3.8%	13.6%
High school graduate	25.1%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	47.0%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Orleans
Drove alone	76.4%	90.6%
Carpooled	11.9%	0.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	5.2%
Other means	5.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Orleans
1-unit, detached	63.8%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Orleans
Poverty rate	5.3%	1.9%
Average household size	2.14	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1984	1973