Milford city (balance)

Population & Demographics

Milford city (balance), CT

Milford city (balance) is home to 51,023 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,567 resident workers commute each day.

ConnecticutCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
51,023
people
Population

51,023 residents

Median age 46.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Milford city (balance) population & demographics

Who lives in Milford city (balance) — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
51,023
Median age
46.3yrs
Median household income
$111,201
Median home value
$415,200
Median gross rent
$1,882/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
50.3%
Poverty rate
5.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Milford city (balance)

How Milford city (balance) breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White80.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.5%
Asian3.7%
Black3.0%
Two or more races2.9%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Milford city (balance) at a glance
Employed Residents
24,567
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
20.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
17.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New Haven
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Milford city (balance) proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Milford city (balance) commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

56
Commute Score

56 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Milford city (balance)

24,567 commutes, one dot at a time

Milford city (balance)

Where 24,567 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Milford city (balance), by worker count.

1Milford city (balance)0.0 mi5,023
2New Haven9.5 mi2,720
3Bridgeport7.4 mi1,611
4Shelton6.8 mi998
5West Haven6.1 mi876
6Orange4.7 mi749
7Oronoque3.6 mi640
8North Haven15.3 mi553

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Milford city (balance).

1Milford city (balance)0.0 mi5,023
2Bridgeport7.4 mi2,342
3West Haven6.1 mi1,957
4New Haven9.5 mi1,347
5Shelton6.8 mi931
6Orange4.7 mi712
7Ansonia8.6 mi490
8East Haven11.3 mi447

Top industries

The sectors that employ Milford city (balance)’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade20.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.9%
MFManufacturing10.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.5%
EDEducational Services7.1%
WSWholesale Trade5.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Milford city (balance)

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4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps100%
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