Bardwell vs Milford

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

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

Milford has the higher population (1,033 vs 786 in Bardwell). Milford has the higher median home value ($145,000 vs $108,300 in Bardwell). Since 2019, Bardwell's population has grown faster (+48.9% vs +32.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bardwell	Milford
Population	786	1,033
Median age	30.3 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,797	—
Median home value	$108,300	$145,000
Median gross rent	$1,269	$933
Housing units	280	384
Homeownership rate	51.8%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bardwell	Milford
Population	528 → 786 (+48.9%)	782 → 1,033 (+32.1%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $56,797 (+13.6%)	$47,917 → $46,250 (-3.5%)
Median home value	$70,300 → $108,300 (+54.1%)	$85,000 → $145,000 (+70.6%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $1,269 (+42.9%)	$977 → $933 (-4.5%)

Bardwell

Population

528786

Median household income

$50,000$56,797

Median home value

$70,300$108,300

Median gross rent

$888$1,269

Milford

Population

7821,033

Median household income

$47,917$46,250

Median home value

$85,000$145,000

Median gross rent

$977$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bardwell	Milford
Under 5	4.1%	7.4%
5 to 17	22.8%	18.9%
18 to 24	14.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	19.2%	12.9%
35 to 44	8.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.2%
55 to 64	7.9%	12.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	15.5%
75 and over	2.2%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bardwell	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	34.2%	51.4%
Black or African American	22.1%	25.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	42.1%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bardwell	Milford
No high school diploma	28.9%	17.4%
High school graduate	37.7%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bardwell	Milford
Drove alone	67.3%	70.9%
Carpooled	24.1%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	3.2%
Other means	2.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bardwell	Milford
1-unit, detached	63.2%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.1%	21.6%

Poverty & households

	Bardwell	Milford
Poverty rate	10.2%	19.9%
Average household size	3.18	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1988	1953