COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bellingham vs Milford
PLACE A
Bellingham, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Milford, Pennsylvania
Bellingham is 8341% larger than Milford. Milford earns more, with a median household income $8,089 higher. Bellingham has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 8%).
BELLINGHAMMILFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population96,3951,142+8341% vs Milford
Population density3,4192,435+984
Population growth13.1%8.0%+5.1 pts
Median age34.142.3−8.2
Male48.2%40.2%+8.0 pts
Female51.8%59.8%−8.0 pts
Foreign-born8.5%4.4%+4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.2%86.6%−10.4 pts
Black1.3%0.7%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.2%4.8%+5.3 pts
Asian5.2%0.7%+4.6 pts
Other7.1%7.3%−0.2 pts
Median household income$66,755$74,844−$8,089
Per capita income$42,947$46,069−$3,122
Poverty rate18.6%11.3%+7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.459+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher48.5%40.9%+7.6 pts
Graduate degree19.8%15.6%+4.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%2.4%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation66.2%66.8%−0.6 pts
Median home value$627,500$362,600+$264,900
Median gross rent$1,577$1,481+$96
Owner-occupied44.6%43.1%+1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.2%11.6%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households62.5%35.1%+27.4 pts
Average commute18.119.9−1.8
Worked from home14.7%9.5%+5.2 pts
Public transit to work3.3%1.2%+2.0 pts
Uninsured5.3%6.3%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025