Grafton vs Milligan

A side-by-side comparison of Grafton and Milligan: population, income, housing, and more.

Grafton and Milligan are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Milligan has the higher population (284 vs 146 in Grafton). Grafton has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $55,000 in Milligan). Grafton has the higher median home value ($108,300 vs $83,800 in Milligan).

Population, income & housing

	Grafton	Milligan
Population	146	284
Median age	48.1 yrs	56.0 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$55,000
Median home value	$108,300	$83,800
Median gross rent	—	$688
Housing units	77	186
Homeownership rate	100.0%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grafton	Milligan
Population	142 → 146 (+2.8%)	278 → 284 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $73,750 (+22.9%)	$42,841 → $55,000 (+28.4%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $108,300 (+42.9%)	$43,600 → $83,800 (+92.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$575 → $688 (+19.7%)

Grafton

Population

142146

Median household income

$60,000$73,750

Median home value

$75,800$108,300

Milligan

Population

278284

Median household income

$42,841$55,000

Median home value

$43,600$83,800

Median gross rent

$575$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grafton	Milligan
Under 5	2.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	21.9%	10.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.8%
25 to 34	11.6%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	8.8%
45 to 54	26.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.6%	29.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	6.7%
75 and over	4.8%	16.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grafton	Milligan
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grafton	Milligan
No high school diploma	5.4%	5.6%
High school graduate	36.0%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grafton	Milligan
Drove alone	81.0%	78.6%
Carpooled	10.1%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	12.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grafton	Milligan
1-unit, detached	85.7%	94.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Grafton	Milligan
Poverty rate	16.4%	5.4%
Average household size	2.09	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	15	28
Median year structure built	1964	1938