COMPARING TWO PLACES
Houston vs Milford
PLACE A
Houston, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Milford, Pennsylvania
Houston and Milford are close in size. Milford earns more, with a median household income $10,071 higher. Milford has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -10%).
HOUSTONMILFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,1261,142−1% vs Milford
Population density2,7402,435+305
Population growth-9.6%8.0%−17.6 pts
Median age41.942.3−0.4
Male51.6%40.2%+11.3 pts
Female48.4%59.8%−11.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.5%86.6%−3.1 pts
Black4.3%0.7%+3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%4.8%−2.6 pts
Asian0.7%0.7%+0.0 pts
Other9.2%7.3%+2.0 pts
Median household income$64,773$74,844−$10,071
Per capita income$32,085$46,069−$13,984
Poverty rate20.0%11.3%+8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.459Even
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%40.9%−22.6 pts
Graduate degree3.8%15.6%−11.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%2.4%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation60.3%66.8%−6.5 pts
Median home value$203,800$362,600−$158,800
Median gross rent$775$1,481−$706
Owner-occupied62.2%43.1%+19.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%11.6%+1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households61.1%35.1%+26.0 pts
Average commute19.919.9−0.0
Worked from home7.4%9.5%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work1.9%1.2%+0.7 pts
Uninsured8.0%6.3%+1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025