Califon vs Milford

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

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

Milford has the higher population (1,306 vs 1,065 in Califon). Califon has the higher median household income ($130,938 vs $88,295 in Milford). Califon has the higher median home value ($416,900 vs $304,100 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Califon	Milford
Population	1,065	1,306
Median age	40.9 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$130,938	$88,295
Median home value	$416,900	$304,100
Median gross rent	$1,438	$1,476
Housing units	443	578
Homeownership rate	87.1%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.9%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Califon	Milford
Population	1,139 → 1,065 (-6.5%)	1,298 → 1,306 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$97,019 → $130,938 (+35.0%)	$90,577 → $88,295 (-2.5%)
Median home value	$353,800 → $416,900 (+17.8%)	$259,000 → $304,100 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,120 → $1,438 (+28.4%)	$1,301 → $1,476 (+13.5%)

Califon

Population

1,1391,065

Median household income

$97,019$130,938

Median home value

$353,800$416,900

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,438

Milford

Population

1,2981,306

Median household income

$90,577$88,295

Median home value

$259,000$304,100

Median gross rent

$1,301$1,476

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Califon	Milford
Under 5	2.5%	7.5%
5 to 17	16.1%	11.4%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.9%
45 to 54	17.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.2%
75 and over	4.5%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Califon	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Califon	Milford
No high school diploma	1.9%	7.3%
High school graduate	18.8%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Califon	Milford
Drove alone	76.3%	69.1%
Carpooled	4.1%	9.3%
Public transit	0.6%	1.9%
Walked	2.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.3%
Worked from home	15.8%	17.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Califon	Milford
1-unit, detached	89.4%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	11.8%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Califon	Milford
Poverty rate	8.8%	6.8%
Average household size	2.40	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	1958	1955