Milford

Population: 1,136
Median household income: $45,000
Median home value: $65,300

Milford, a community in Iroquois County, Illinois, has 1,136 residents. At $45,000, its median household income sits below Iroquois County's $62,439.

From 2019 to 2023, Milford's population declined 15.5% from 1,345 to 1,136, while its median home value rose 7.8% from $60,600 to $65,300.

Owners occupy 74.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,136
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $45,000
Median home value: $65,300
Median gross rent: $714
Housing units: 611
Homeownership rate: 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3451,136

Median household income

$46,786$45,000

Median home value

$60,600$65,300

Median gross rent

$601$714

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,345	$46,786	$60,600	$601
2020	1,230	$47,830	$60,800	$637
2021	1,297	$45,000	$62,100	$662
2022	1,246	$48,162	$58,400	$714
2023	1,136	$45,000	$65,300	$714

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	5.4%
5 to 17	192	16.9%
18 to 24	100	8.8%
25 to 34	136	12.0%
35 to 44	165	14.5%
45 to 54	84	7.4%
55 to 64	207	18.2%
65 to 74	126	11.1%
75 and over	65	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,088	95.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.1%

High school graduate36.4%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	157	20.1%
High school graduate	285	36.4%
Some college or associate's	200	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	114	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	27	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	397	86.5%
Carpooled	12	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	1.3%
Other means	21	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	143	31.6%
15 to 29 min	194	42.8%
30 to 44 min	44	9.7%
45 to 59 min	38	8.4%
60+ min	34	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 25.0% (280 of 1,120)

	Count	Share
Family households	282	54.9%
Nonfamily households	232	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	514	84.1%
Vacant	97	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	381	74.1%
Renter-occupied	133	25.9%

1-unit, detached83.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	509	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	34	5.6%
5 to 19 units	52	8.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1749048
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6278, -87.6961