Hudson vs Milford

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

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

Milford has the higher population (8,857 vs 7,105 in Hudson). Hudson has the higher median household income ($88,193 vs $81,042 in Milford). Milford has the higher median home value ($337,900 vs $330,700 in Hudson).

Population, income & housing

	Hudson	Milford
Population	7,105	8,857
Median age	46.1 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$88,193	$81,042
Median home value	$330,700	$337,900
Median gross rent	$1,561	$1,388
Housing units	3,257	3,933
Homeownership rate	76.8%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudson	Milford
Population	7,486 → 7,105 (-5.1%)	8,892 → 8,857 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$77,628 → $88,193 (+13.6%)	$73,772 → $81,042 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$237,000 → $330,700 (+39.5%)	$233,800 → $337,900 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,177 → $1,561 (+32.6%)	$1,198 → $1,388 (+15.9%)

Hudson

Population

7,4867,105

Median household income

$77,628$88,193

Median home value

$237,000$330,700

Median gross rent

$1,177$1,561

Milford

Population

8,8928,857

Median household income

$73,772$81,042

Median home value

$233,800$337,900

Median gross rent

$1,198$1,388

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudson	Milford
Under 5	1.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	14.2%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	7.5%
25 to 34	10.8%	15.7%
35 to 44	14.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	15.3%	14.0%
55 to 64	18.1%	9.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	10.2%
75 and over	7.6%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudson	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	93.3%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudson	Milford
No high school diploma	6.5%	5.0%
High school graduate	36.7%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudson	Milford
Drove alone	79.1%	77.9%
Carpooled	5.7%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.4%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudson	Milford
1-unit, detached	58.7%	45.0%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	15.0%	21.0%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	8.1%
20 or more units	3.6%	14.9%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Hudson	Milford
Poverty rate	4.6%	6.2%
Average household size	2.25	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1972	1977