Milford vs Summerside

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

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

Milford has the higher population (6,525 vs 5,001 in Summerside). Milford has the higher median household income ($72,907 vs $67,870 in Summerside). Milford has the higher median home value ($228,200 vs $185,600 in Summerside).

Population, income & housing

	Milford	Summerside
Population	6,525	5,001
Median age	46.8 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,907	$67,870
Median home value	$228,200	$185,600
Median gross rent	$865	$1,041
Housing units	3,515	2,166
Homeownership rate	49.6%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.1%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milford	Summerside
Population	6,878 → 6,525 (-5.1%)	4,666 → 5,001 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$51,385 → $72,907 (+41.9%)	$45,174 → $67,870 (+50.2%)
Median home value	$161,200 → $228,200 (+41.6%)	$129,800 → $185,600 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $865 (+17.2%)	$743 → $1,041 (+40.1%)

Milford

Population

6,8786,525

Median household income

$51,385$72,907

Median home value

$161,200$228,200

Median gross rent

$738$865

Summerside

Population

4,6665,001

Median household income

$45,174$67,870

Median home value

$129,800$185,600

Median gross rent

$743$1,041

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milford	Summerside
Under 5	3.8%	8.7%
5 to 17	14.2%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	8.8%	24.5%
35 to 44	14.1%	7.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	4.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	10.9%
65 to 74	18.2%	8.4%
75 and over	10.3%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milford	Summerside
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	87.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milford	Summerside
No high school diploma	3.8%	7.1%
High school graduate	34.7%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milford	Summerside
Drove alone	80.1%	70.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	15.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	13.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milford	Summerside
1-unit, detached	45.1%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	19.9%	22.1%
20 or more units	18.3%	10.9%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Milford	Summerside
Poverty rate	9.5%	21.6%
Average household size	1.86	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1964	1980