Milford vs Newport

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

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

Milford has the higher population (2,312 vs 1,469 in Newport). Milford has the higher median household income ($63,864 vs $42,740 in Newport). Milford has the higher median home value ($177,400 vs $162,800 in Newport).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Newport
Population	2,312	1,469
Median age	42.7 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,864	$42,740
Median home value	$177,400	$162,800
Median gross rent	$964	$896
Housing units	1,065	936
Homeownership rate	85.6%	60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Newport
Population	2,272 → 2,312 (+1.8%)	1,766 → 1,469 (-16.8%)
Median household income	$47,455 → $63,864 (+34.6%)	$30,257 → $42,740 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $177,400 (+60.1%)	$147,500 → $162,800 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$901 → $964 (+7.0%)	$723 → $896 (+23.9%)

Milford

Population

2,2722,312

Median household income

$47,455$63,864

Median home value

$110,800$177,400

Median gross rent

$901$964

Newport

Population

1,7661,469

Median household income

$30,257$42,740

Median home value

$147,500$162,800

Median gross rent

$723$896

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Newport
Under 5	2.4%	3.2%
5 to 17	12.6%	8.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	4.0%
25 to 34	19.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	14.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.1%
55 to 64	22.6%	22.7%
65 to 74	8.7%	14.9%
75 and over	3.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Newport
No high school diploma	16.2%	14.0%
High school graduate	46.1%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Newport
Drove alone	79.5%	64.1%
Carpooled	7.8%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	21.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Newport
1-unit, detached	44.8%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	21.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	42.6%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Newport
Poverty rate	6.1%	18.7%
Average household size	2.31	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1985	1967