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Delaware·Kent County
5 tracts·10K people·$297K median·1,040/mi²
White 54 · Black 20 · Hispanic 16 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 5 · Other 0
Living alone 44 · Married couple 28 · Other 28
Health 36 · Manufacturing 32 · Professional 15 · Retail 10 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 0 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Sales · office 23 · Production · transport 18 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 13 · Work from home 5 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Milford is $296,900 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Milford has 12,803 residents across 2 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.9; the population is 53.7% White, 19.5% Black, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Multiracial, 4.6% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 27.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.2% (Census ACS).
Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School (45%), Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School (32%) and Mispillion Elementary (22%) lead the elementary schools; Milford Central Academy is the middle school with reported scores (24%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,260/month, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Milford is $59,464 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Milford, median rent is $1,260/month and the median home value is $296,900 (Census ACS).
Milford reported 8.7 violent crimes and 35.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 89 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 13 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Milford are winter weather (90), cold wave (90) and drought (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Milford, 1.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).