Chelsea vs Milan

A side-by-side comparison of Chelsea and Milan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Milan has the higher population (6,070 vs 5,420 in Chelsea). Milan has the higher median household income ($93,016 vs $71,702 in Chelsea). Chelsea has the higher median home value ($301,100 vs $233,700 in Milan).

Population, income & housing

	Chelsea	Milan
Population	5,420	6,070
Median age	50.8 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,702	$93,016
Median home value	$301,100	$233,700
Median gross rent	$1,543	$1,083
Housing units	2,734	2,707
Homeownership rate	62.6%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.8%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chelsea	Milan
Population	5,331 → 5,420 (+1.7%)	6,107 → 6,070 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$83,750 → $71,702 (-14.4%)	$71,402 → $93,016 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$237,500 → $301,100 (+26.8%)	$170,200 → $233,700 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,084 → $1,543 (+42.3%)	$921 → $1,083 (+17.6%)

Chelsea

Population

5,3315,420

Median household income

$83,750$71,702

Median home value

$237,500$301,100

Median gross rent

$1,084$1,543

Milan

Population

6,1076,070

Median household income

$71,402$93,016

Median home value

$170,200$233,700

Median gross rent

$921$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chelsea	Milan
Under 5	3.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.8%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	9.6%
25 to 34	10.1%	16.3%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.7%	9.9%
65 to 74	14.7%	11.2%
75 and over	18.2%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chelsea	Milan
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.8%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chelsea	Milan
No high school diploma	2.2%	6.4%
High school graduate	11.2%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.4%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chelsea	Milan
Drove alone	69.9%	73.9%
Carpooled	4.6%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	3.6%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.2%	11.9%
Other means	1.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chelsea	Milan
1-unit, detached	61.1%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	14.6%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	14.7%
20 or more units	13.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Chelsea	Milan
Poverty rate	3.8%	9.4%
Average household size	1.95	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1970	1969