Bradford vs West Milton

A side-by-side comparison of Bradford and West Milton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Milton has the higher population (4,740 vs 1,615 in Bradford). Bradford has the higher median household income ($62,250 vs $59,522 in West Milton). Bradford has the higher median home value ($125,500 vs $120,200 in West Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Bradford	West Milton
Population	1,615	4,740
Median age	46.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,250	$59,522
Median home value	$125,500	$120,200
Median gross rent	$856	$884
Housing units	734	2,282
Homeownership rate	73.0%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradford	West Milton
Population	2,170 → 1,615 (-25.6%)	4,752 → 4,740 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$51,895 → $62,250 (+20.0%)	$42,594 → $59,522 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $125,500 (+49.2%)	$111,900 → $120,200 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	$810 → $856 (+5.7%)	$653 → $884 (+35.4%)

Bradford

Population

2,1701,615

Median household income

$51,895$62,250

Median home value

$84,100$125,500

Median gross rent

$810$856

West Milton

Population

4,7524,740

Median household income

$42,594$59,522

Median home value

$111,900$120,200

Median gross rent

$653$884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradford	West Milton
Under 5	7.2%	8.4%
5 to 17	11.1%	15.0%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	13.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	8.9%	9.7%
45 to 54	16.3%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.9%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.8%
75 and over	8.4%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradford	West Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradford	West Milton
No high school diploma	9.6%	11.3%
High school graduate	52.9%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradford	West Milton
Drove alone	84.1%	83.2%
Carpooled	5.8%	7.7%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	8.1%
Other means	3.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradford	West Milton
1-unit, detached	97.1%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Bradford	West Milton
Poverty rate	14.7%	7.8%
Average household size	2.28	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1943	1970