Milford vs Seward

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

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

Seward has the higher population (7,665 vs 2,656 in Milford). Milford has the higher median household income ($80,997 vs $70,000 in Seward). Seward has the higher median home value ($232,500 vs $225,200 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Seward
Population	2,656	7,665
Median age	31.3 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$80,997	$70,000
Median home value	$225,200	$232,500
Median gross rent	$892	$986
Housing units	1,002	2,916
Homeownership rate	64.7%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Seward
Population	2,363 → 2,656 (+12.4%)	7,176 → 7,665 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$53,934 → $80,997 (+50.2%)	$68,642 → $70,000 (+2.0%)
Median home value	$160,300 → $225,200 (+40.5%)	$158,700 → $232,500 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $892 (+36.2%)	$714 → $986 (+38.1%)

Milford

Population

2,3632,656

Median household income

$53,934$80,997

Median home value

$160,300$225,200

Median gross rent

$655$892

Seward

Population

7,1767,665

Median household income

$68,642$70,000

Median home value

$158,700$232,500

Median gross rent

$714$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Seward
Under 5	4.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	22.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	18.0%	21.0%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.0%
45 to 54	8.4%	8.7%
55 to 64	12.3%	8.1%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.5%
75 and over	6.3%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Seward
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	93.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Seward
No high school diploma	6.3%	4.4%
High school graduate	26.5%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Seward
Drove alone	79.9%	73.9%
Carpooled	8.5%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	2.9%
Worked from home	6.5%	6.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Seward
1-unit, detached	73.3%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	7.8%
20 or more units	4.5%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Seward
Poverty rate	8.0%	7.8%
Average household size	2.52	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1967	1977