Hampton vs Milford

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

Hampton 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 1,127 in Hampton). Milford has the higher median household income ($88,295 vs $77,222 in Hampton). Milford has the higher median home value ($304,100 vs $298,000 in Hampton).

Population, income & housing

	Hampton	Milford
Population	1,127	1,306
Median age	43.4 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$77,222	$88,295
Median home value	$298,000	$304,100
Median gross rent	$1,048	$1,476
Housing units	511	578
Homeownership rate	71.5%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampton	Milford
Population	1,309 → 1,127 (-13.9%)	1,298 → 1,306 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$74,063 → $77,222 (+4.3%)	$90,577 → $88,295 (-2.5%)
Median home value	$260,500 → $298,000 (+14.4%)	$259,000 → $304,100 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $1,048 (+99.6%)	$1,301 → $1,476 (+13.5%)

Hampton

Population

1,3091,127

Median household income

$74,063$77,222

Median home value

$260,500$298,000

Median gross rent

$525$1,048

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)

	Hampton	Milford
Under 5	7.9%	7.5%
5 to 17	12.3%	11.4%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	11.5%
65 to 74	13.5%	12.2%
75 and over	11.3%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampton	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	91.0%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampton	Milford
No high school diploma	6.0%	7.3%
High school graduate	32.3%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampton	Milford
Drove alone	70.2%	69.1%
Carpooled	11.0%	9.3%
Public transit	3.1%	1.9%
Walked	1.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.7%	17.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampton	Milford
1-unit, detached	66.5%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	11.8%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	8.1%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hampton	Milford
Poverty rate	13.5%	6.8%
Average household size	2.28	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1959	1955