Bedford vs Milton

A side-by-side comparison of Bedford and Milton: population, income, housing, and more.

Bedford and Milton are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Milton has the higher population (734 vs 289 in Bedford). Milton has the higher median household income ($57,188 vs $33,750 in Bedford). Milton has the higher median home value ($160,900 vs $81,100 in Bedford).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	Milton
Population	289	734
Median age	48.2 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$33,750	$57,188
Median home value	$81,100	$160,900
Median gross rent	$865	$830
Housing units	197	309
Homeownership rate	44.0%	60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	Milton
Population	622 → 289 (-53.5%)	652 → 734 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$19,044 → $33,750 (+77.2%)	$41,458 → $57,188 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$67,200 → $81,100 (+20.7%)	$140,000 → $160,900 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $865 (+33.1%)	$743 → $830 (+11.7%)

Bedford

Population

622289

Median household income

$19,044$33,750

Median home value

$67,200$81,100

Median gross rent

$650$865

Milton

Population

652734

Median household income

$41,458$57,188

Median home value

$140,000$160,900

Median gross rent

$743$830

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	Milton
Under 5	4.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	12.8%	17.4%
18 to 24	2.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	17.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	7.3%	9.9%
45 to 54	17.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	10.4%
65 to 74	14.9%	17.8%
75 and over	12.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	72.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	6.8%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford	Milton
No high school diploma	23.8%	7.8%
High school graduate	44.6%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	Milton
Drove alone	78.2%	79.7%
Carpooled	6.9%	16.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	Milton
1-unit, detached	78.2%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	3.6%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	Milton
Poverty rate	36.7%	6.3%
Average household size	2.05	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	35	27
Median year structure built	1952	1974