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Milford

Connecticut · 51,215 residents (2025 est.) · 21.9 sq mi
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Milford is home to 51,023 people in Connecticut. At a median age of 46.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 2,329 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
51,023
+1%since 2000
from 50,594 in 2000
51,215 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
2000 – 2025
Population density
2,329 / sq mi
−4%since 2009
from 2,438 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
46.3
+18%since 2000
from 39.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
21.9 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
50K51K52K53K54K2000201020202024Milford
202451K
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Age distribution, 2024
Under 54%(2,032)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.8%(2,466)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.8%(2,460)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.6%(2,872)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245%(2,550)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.7%(5,972)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.5%(6,383)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.1%(6,689)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.6%(8,494)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.5%(6,893)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846%(3,056)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(1,156)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$111,201
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $61,167 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$60,594
+111%since 2000
from $28,773 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
68.1%
+17.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 3.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.422
+3%since 2010
from 0.411 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services8.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade4.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$415,200
+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $165,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,882
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $860 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
75.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2000
from 77.5% in 2000
24.5% rent
Vacancy rate
6.4%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.33 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.48 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.5%
−11.8 ptssince 2009
from 37.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.2%
+6.1 ptssince 2009
from 44.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
−18%since 2009
from 4.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
46
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic91.2%(46,151)
Black1.8%(928)
Hispanic / Latino3.3%(1,691)
Asian2.3%(1,182)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic80.2%(40,898)
Black3%(1,542)
Hispanic / Latino9.5%(4,854)
Asian3.7%(1,863)
Other3.7%(1,866)
Diversity Score
43
+37%since 2009
from 31 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican4.4%(2,249)
Mexican1.1%(540)
Colombian0.7%(369)
Ecuadorian0.7%(342)
Dominican0.5%(251)
Spaniard0.4%(201)
Cuban0.3%(165)
Salvadoran0.2%(107)
Costa Rican0.2%(93)
Peruvian0.1%(70)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(39)
Panamanian0.1%(38)
Honduran0%(19)
Argentine0%(13)
Bolivian0%(12)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.2%(614)
Chinese0.8%(386)
Filipino0.7%(380)
Laotian0.3%(131)
Thai0.2%(115)
Vietnamese0.1%(66)
Sri Lankan0.1%(63)
Cambodian0.1%(49)
Bangladeshi0.1%(47)
Korean0.1%(40)
Taiwanese0%(16)
Pakistani0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(11)
Chamorro0%(11)
Ancestry
Italian21.9%(11,172)
Irish21.2%(10,799)
English10.6%(5,408)
German10.2%(5,210)
Polish6.9%(3,502)
French3.5%(1,766)
American3.3%(1,672)
Hungarian2.3%(1,163)
Russian1.8%(941)
Slovak1.8%(933)
Portuguese1.6%(822)
+ 43 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish1.6%(812)
Scottish1.6%(807)
Ukrainian0.9%(464)
Greek0.8%(406)
West Indian0.7%(374)
Arab0.7%(366)
Norwegian0.7%(342)
Lithuanian0.7%(335)
Dutch0.6%(325)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(325)
Armenian0.6%(306)
Turkish0.6%(300)
Jamaican0.4%(215)
Croatian0.4%(200)
Czech0.4%(197)
Israeli0.4%(195)
Lebanese0.4%(181)
Finnish0.3%(174)
Canadian0.3%(152)
Austrian0.3%(149)
Brazilian0.3%(145)
Welsh0.2%(122)
British0.2%(119)
Haitian0.2%(117)
Guyanese0.2%(112)
Romanian0.2%(77)
Danish0.1%(73)
Swiss0.1%(70)
Moroccan0.1%(61)
Palestinian0.1%(58)
Latvian0.1%(45)
Slovene0.1%(39)
Australian0.1%(37)
Ghanaian0.1%(34)
Jordanian0.1%(28)
Cape Verdean0.1%(26)
Egyptian0%(20)
Serbian0%(20)
Ethiopian0%(16)
Belgian0%(15)
Syrian0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
50.3%
+21.2 ptssince 2000
from 29.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.5%
+8.1 ptssince 2000
from 88.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
21.3%
+9.5 ptssince 2000
from 11.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.3 min
+51%since 2000
from 16.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.1%
−8.8 ptssince 2009
from 82.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
4.1%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.6%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.6%
+14.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 6.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.7%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 71.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
86.1%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 80.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
55.9%
+12.5 ptssince 2009
from 43.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
51.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
9.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.4%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2012
from 10.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
2.5%
−3.1 ptssince 2013
from 5.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.0%
+10.3 ptssince 2017
from 83.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.4%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 93.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 89.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 87.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.9%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 3.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.7%(7,072)
Married55.2%(11,598)
Widowed2.1%(439)
Divorced9%(1,890)
Women 15+
Never married29.4%(6,770)
Married48.8%(11,259)
Widowed8.8%(2,040)
Divorced13%(2,997)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
2.5%
−3.1 ptssince 2013
from 5.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
68.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 69.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 20.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 11.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
78.2%
−3.0 ptssince 2020
from 81.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.8%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 29.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.7%(356)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(320)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.8%(1,041)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(75)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(11)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,273 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Milford, Connecticut?

Milford, Connecticut has about 51,023 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Milford, Connecticut?

The typical household in Milford, Connecticut earns about $111,201 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Milford, Connecticut expensive?

In Milford, Connecticut, the median home is worth about $415,200, and the typical rent is about $1,882 a month.

How educated are people in Milford, Connecticut?

About 50.3% of adults age 25 and over in Milford, Connecticut hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Milford, Connecticut?

About 5.2% of people in Milford, Connecticut live below the federal poverty line.

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