Holly vs Milford

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

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

Milford has the higher population (6,467 vs 5,971 in Holly). Milford has the higher median household income ($102,521 vs $61,221 in Holly). Milford has the higher median home value ($348,600 vs $174,900 in Holly).

Population, income & housing

	Holly	Milford
Population	5,971	6,467
Median age	43.4 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,221	$102,521
Median home value	$174,900	$348,600
Median gross rent	$974	$1,058
Housing units	2,738	2,767
Homeownership rate	65.7%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	49.2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holly	Milford
Population	6,174 → 5,971 (-3.3%)	6,499 → 6,467 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$53,225 → $61,221 (+15.0%)	$78,446 → $102,521 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$121,200 → $174,900 (+44.3%)	$256,700 → $348,600 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $974 (+35.7%)	$782 → $1,058 (+35.3%)

Holly

Population

6,1745,971

Median household income

$53,225$61,221

Median home value

$121,200$174,900

Median gross rent

$718$974

Milford

Population

6,4996,467

Median household income

$78,446$102,521

Median home value

$256,700$348,600

Median gross rent

$782$1,058

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Holly	Milford
Under 5	5.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	12.9%	18.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	15.2%	10.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	15.1%	14.9%
65 to 74	8.7%	13.1%
75 and over	8.6%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holly	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	88.5%
Black or African American	3.2%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holly	Milford
No high school diploma	6.3%	3.5%
High school graduate	32.4%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	17.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holly	Milford
Drove alone	74.3%	76.0%
Carpooled	10.1%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	18.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holly	Milford
1-unit, detached	58.1%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	9.6%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	8.5%
20 or more units	12.2%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Holly	Milford
Poverty rate	10.0%	8.6%
Average household size	2.23	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	1981	1976