Hampden vs Milford

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

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

Hampden has the higher population (4,937 vs 2,312 in Milford). Hampden has the higher median household income ($101,417 vs $63,864 in Milford). Hampden has the higher median home value ($270,100 vs $177,400 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Hampden	Milford
Population	4,937	2,312
Median age	40.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$101,417	$63,864
Median home value	$270,100	$177,400
Median gross rent	$985	$964
Housing units	2,008	1,065
Homeownership rate	83.2%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.4%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampden	Milford
Population	4,122 → 4,937 (+19.8%)	2,272 → 2,312 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$87,629 → $101,417 (+15.7%)	$47,455 → $63,864 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$210,500 → $270,100 (+28.3%)	$110,800 → $177,400 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $985 (+13.3%)	$901 → $964 (+7.0%)

Hampden

Population

4,1224,937

Median household income

$87,629$101,417

Median home value

$210,500$270,100

Median gross rent

$869$985

Milford

Population

2,2722,312

Median household income

$47,455$63,864

Median home value

$110,800$177,400

Median gross rent

$901$964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampden	Milford
Under 5	4.9%	2.4%
5 to 17	21.2%	12.6%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.9%	19.8%
35 to 44	15.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.1%	22.6%
65 to 74	9.9%	8.7%
75 and over	8.2%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampden	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.9%
Asian	0.8%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampden	Milford
No high school diploma	2.9%	16.2%
High school graduate	20.1%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampden	Milford
Drove alone	76.9%	79.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	9.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampden	Milford
1-unit, detached	79.8%	44.8%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	42.6%

Poverty & households

	Hampden	Milford
Poverty rate	5.8%	6.1%
Average household size	2.62	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1982	1985