Birchwood Lakes vs Milford

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

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

Milford has the higher population (1,275 vs 1,255 in Birchwood Lakes). Milford has the higher median household income ($75,536 vs $52,164 in Birchwood Lakes). Milford has the higher median home value ($361,000 vs $171,900 in Birchwood Lakes).

Population, income & housing

	Birchwood Lakes	Milford
Population	1,255	1,275
Median age	55.0 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,164	$75,536
Median home value	$171,900	$361,000
Median gross rent	$1,401	$1,504
Housing units	797	655
Homeownership rate	89.7%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	39.5%
Unemployment rate	13.8%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Birchwood Lakes	Milford
Population	1,139 → 1,255 (+10.2%)	1,172 → 1,275 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$59,145 → $52,164 (-11.8%)	$46,581 → $75,536 (+62.2%)
Median home value	$115,600 → $171,900 (+48.7%)	$279,100 → $361,000 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,401 (+14.9%)	$1,035 → $1,504 (+45.3%)

Birchwood Lakes

Population

1,1391,255

Median household income

$59,145$52,164

Median home value

$115,600$171,900

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,401

Milford

Population

1,1721,275

Median household income

$46,581$75,536

Median home value

$279,100$361,000

Median gross rent

$1,035$1,504

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Birchwood Lakes	Milford
Under 5	7.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	4.8%	5.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	32.3%
25 to 34	3.7%	8.2%
35 to 44	14.3%	8.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	7.8%
55 to 64	26.4%	14.7%
65 to 74	20.1%	7.9%
75 and over	3.7%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Birchwood Lakes	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	81.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Birchwood Lakes	Milford
No high school diploma	5.6%	6.7%
High school graduate	51.9%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Birchwood Lakes	Milford
Drove alone	82.8%	68.5%
Carpooled	9.3%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	3.9%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Birchwood Lakes	Milford
1-unit, detached	97.6%	44.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	35.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Birchwood Lakes	Milford
Poverty rate	24.2%	9.3%
Average household size	2.19	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	49	22
Median year structure built	1975	1959