Milford

Population: 12,193
Median household income: $55,265
Median home value: $274,600

Milford is a community in Sussex County, Delaware, home to 12,193 residents. The median household income of $55,265 is below the Sussex County median ($78,162).

Between 2019 and 2023, Milford's population grew 9.7% from 11,111 to 12,193, while its median home value rose 43.8% from $190,900 to $274,600.

30.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 46.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,193
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $55,265
Median home value: $274,600
Median gross rent: $1,182
Housing units: 5,571
Homeownership rate: 46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,11112,193

Median household income

$47,824$55,265

Median home value

$190,900$274,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,182

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,111	$47,824	$190,900	$1,000
2020	11,463	$45,948	$199,600	$1,003
2021	11,249	$47,849	$220,200	$1,044
2022	11,714	$53,472	$255,300	$1,109
2023	12,193	$55,265	$274,600	$1,182

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	970	8.0%
5 to 17	1,772	14.5%
18 to 24	635	5.2%
25 to 34	1,815	14.9%
35 to 44	1,315	10.8%
45 to 54	1,182	9.7%
55 to 64	1,669	13.7%
65 to 74	1,893	15.5%
75 and over	942	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,290	51.6%
Black or African American	3,008	24.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.2%
Asian	563	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	102	0.8%
Two or more races	404	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,800	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,166	13.2%
High school graduate	2,581	29.3%
Some college or associate's	2,422	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,744	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	903	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit1.3%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,025	76.1%
Carpooled	476	9.0%
Public transit	70	1.3%
Walked	122	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	457	8.6%
Other means	138	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,740	36.0%
15 to 29 min	1,198	24.8%
30 to 44 min	1,362	28.2%
45 to 59 min	139	2.9%
60+ min	392	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 20.3% (2,415 of 11,872)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,616	49.6%
Nonfamily households	2,663	50.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,279	94.8%
Vacant	292	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,454	46.5%
Renter-occupied	2,825	53.5%

1-unit, detached54.6%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units20.3%

20 or more units12.8%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,040	54.6%
1-unit, attached	236	4.2%
2 to 4 units	357	6.4%
5 to 19 units	1,133	20.3%
20 or more units	715	12.8%
Mobile home & other	90	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1047420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 38.9098, -75.4223