COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cheswold vs Milford
PLACE A
Cheswold, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Milford, Pennsylvania
Cheswold is 132% larger than Milford. Cheswold earns more, with a median household income $12,031 higher. Cheswold has grown faster since 2000 (39% vs 8%).
CHESWOLDMILFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population2,6531,142+132% vs Milford
Population density1,4432,435−992
Population growth39.3%8.0%+31.3 pts
Median age45.642.3+3.3
Male44.6%40.2%+4.4 pts
Female55.4%59.8%−4.4 pts
Foreign-born12.2%4.4%+7.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.4%86.6%−42.1 pts
Black37.9%0.7%+37.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.8%4.8%+4.9 pts
Asian2.1%0.7%+1.4 pts
Other5.9%7.3%−1.4 pts
Median household income$86,875$74,844+$12,031
Per capita income$37,765$46,069−$8,304
Poverty rate7.2%11.3%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3940.459−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%40.9%−19.7 pts
Graduate degree9.6%15.6%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%2.4%+4.8 pts
Labor force participation60.5%66.8%−6.2 pts
Median home value$314,600$362,600−$48,000
Median gross rent$880$1,481−$601
Owner-occupied94.6%43.1%+51.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%11.6%−4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households47.6%35.1%+12.5 pts
Average commute30.719.9+10.8
Worked from home18.5%9.5%+9.0 pts
Public transit to work1.4%1.2%+0.2 pts
Uninsured4.9%6.3%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025