Milford vs Staplehurst

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

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

Milford has the higher population (2,656 vs 295 in Staplehurst). Milford has the higher median household income ($80,997 vs $80,379 in Staplehurst). Milford has the higher median home value ($225,200 vs $65,600 in Staplehurst).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Staplehurst
Population	2,656	295
Median age	31.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$80,997	$80,379
Median home value	$225,200	$65,600
Median gross rent	$892	$950
Housing units	1,002	155
Homeownership rate	64.7%	94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Staplehurst
Population	2,363 → 2,656 (+12.4%)	260 → 295 (+13.5%)
Median household income	$53,934 → $80,997 (+50.2%)	$49,318 → $80,379 (+63.0%)
Median home value	$160,300 → $225,200 (+40.5%)	$82,900 → $65,600 (-20.9%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $892 (+36.2%)	$671 → $950 (+41.6%)

Milford

Population

2,3632,656

Median household income

$53,934$80,997

Median home value

$160,300$225,200

Median gross rent

$655$892

Staplehurst

Population

260295

Median household income

$49,318$80,379

Median home value

$82,900$65,600

Median gross rent

$671$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Staplehurst
Under 5	4.1%	3.1%
5 to 17	22.0%	19.7%
18 to 24	18.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	9.9%	9.8%
35 to 44	10.8%	30.5%
45 to 54	8.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	12.3%	6.8%
65 to 74	8.1%	11.5%
75 and over	6.3%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Staplehurst
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	94.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Staplehurst
No high school diploma	6.3%	1.9%
High school graduate	26.5%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Staplehurst
Drove alone	79.9%	92.5%
Carpooled	8.5%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	2.3%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Staplehurst
1-unit, detached	73.3%	95.5%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Staplehurst
Poverty rate	8.0%	4.7%
Average household size	2.52	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1967	1938