Hartwick vs Milford

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

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

Milford has the higher population (467 vs 352 in Hartwick). Milford has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $54,375 in Hartwick). Hartwick has the higher median home value ($185,600 vs $137,500 in Milford).

Population, income & housing

	Hartwick	Milford
Population	352	467
Median age	43.9 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,375	$63,750
Median home value	$185,600	$137,500
Median gross rent	$746	$825
Housing units	203	253
Homeownership rate	51.2%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.8%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartwick	Milford
Population	617 → 352 (-42.9%)	348 → 467 (+34.2%)
Median household income	$62,625 → $54,375 (-13.2%)	$50,833 → $63,750 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$153,400 → $185,600 (+21.0%)	$114,400 → $137,500 (+20.2%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $746 (-6.3%)	$630 → $825 (+31.0%)

Hartwick

Population

617352

Median household income

$62,625$54,375

Median home value

$153,400$185,600

Median gross rent

$796$746

Milford

Population

348467

Median household income

$50,833$63,750

Median home value

$114,400$137,500

Median gross rent

$630$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartwick	Milford
Under 5	4.3%	2.6%
5 to 17	10.2%	7.7%
18 to 24	14.2%	16.7%
25 to 34	8.2%	7.7%
35 to 44	13.4%	9.9%
45 to 54	7.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	20.2%	18.4%
65 to 74	18.8%	16.1%
75 and over	3.1%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartwick	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	81.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	12.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartwick	Milford
No high school diploma	6.8%	3.5%
High school graduate	21.5%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.5%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartwick	Milford
Drove alone	83.3%	83.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartwick	Milford
1-unit, detached	53.7%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	36.9%	27.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Hartwick	Milford
Poverty rate	20.5%	10.3%
Average household size	2.12	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938