Milford

In South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 50,749
Median household income: $110,126
Median home value: $377,400

Milford is a community in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 50,749 residents. The median household income of $110,126 is above the South Central Connecticut Planning Region median ($86,266).

From 2019 to 2023, Milford's population declined 3.8% from 52,732 to 50,749, while its median home value rose 20.8% from $312,500 to $377,400.

Owners occupy 76.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 50,749
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $110,126
Median home value: $377,400
Median gross rent: $1,820
Housing units: 23,021
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

52,73250,749

Median household income

$91,783$110,126

Median home value

$312,500$377,400

Median gross rent

$1,580$1,820

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	52,732	$91,783	$312,500	$1,580
2020	52,902	$95,785	$319,900	$1,607
2021	50,694	$97,951	$326,300	$1,685
2022	50,664	$104,503	$361,900	$1,783
2023	50,749	$110,126	$377,400	$1,820

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,952	3.8%
5 to 17	6,662	13.1%
18 to 24	3,491	6.9%
25 to 34	6,409	12.6%
35 to 44	5,853	11.5%
45 to 54	7,158	14.1%
55 to 64	8,433	16.6%
65 to 74	6,703	13.2%
75 and over	4,088	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	40,585	80.0%
Black or African American	1,339	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.1%
Asian	2,479	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	309	0.6%
Two or more races	1,416	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,587	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree28.6%

Graduate or professional degree19.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,556	4.0%
High school graduate	9,588	24.8%
Some college or associate's	8,791	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	11,056	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,653	19.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit2.7%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,957	75.2%
Carpooled	1,374	4.9%
Public transit	761	2.7%
Walked	174	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4,331	15.5%
Other means	257	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,951	29.5%
15 to 29 min	8,941	38.0%
30 to 44 min	3,850	16.4%
45 to 59 min	1,538	6.5%
60+ min	2,243	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 4.5% (2,266 of 50,330)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,325	62.6%
Nonfamily households	7,964	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,289	92.5%
Vacant	1,732	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,315	76.6%
Renter-occupied	4,974	23.4%

1-unit, detached69.3%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,952	69.3%
1-unit, attached	1,628	7.1%
2 to 4 units	2,216	9.6%
5 to 19 units	1,930	8.4%
20 or more units	1,087	4.7%
Mobile home & other	208	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0947515
Type (LSAD): 00
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 3.22 sq mi
Center point: 41.2236, -73.0646