Milford vs Webster

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

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

Milford has the higher population (27,919 vs 12,300 in Webster). Milford has the higher median household income ($88,992 vs $60,384 in Webster). Milford has the higher median home value ($429,800 vs $303,900 in Webster).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Webster
Population	27,919	12,300
Median age	38.6 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$88,992	$60,384
Median home value	$429,800	$303,900
Median gross rent	$1,702	$1,112
Housing units	10,758	5,541
Homeownership rate	65.3%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.6%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Webster
Population	26,084 → 27,919 (+7.0%)	11,943 → 12,300 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$80,371 → $88,992 (+10.7%)	$49,051 → $60,384 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$303,300 → $429,800 (+41.7%)	$202,900 → $303,900 (+49.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,233 → $1,702 (+38.0%)	$909 → $1,112 (+22.3%)

Milford

Population

26,08427,919

Median household income

$80,371$88,992

Median home value

$303,300$429,800

Median gross rent

$1,233$1,702

Webster

Population

11,94312,300

Median household income

$49,051$60,384

Median home value

$202,900$303,900

Median gross rent

$909$1,112

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Webster
Under 5	5.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	8.3%	10.3%
25 to 34	15.0%	15.3%
35 to 44	15.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.7%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.6%	7.8%
75 and over	7.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	64.4%	62.1%
Black or African American	3.3%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	2.4%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.1%	1.0%
Two or more races	10.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.7%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Webster
No high school diploma	13.7%	9.1%
High school graduate	31.1%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Webster
Drove alone	67.2%	79.5%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.9%	0.9%
Walked	1.6%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.6%	5.7%
Other means	10.3%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Webster
1-unit, detached	54.2%	33.6%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	23.1%	44.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	14.5%
20 or more units	5.6%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Webster
Poverty rate	9.0%	19.7%
Average household size	2.66	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	35	27
Median year structure built	1968	1953