Demographics of Milford town, Connecticut

Milford town, Connecticut had 53,606 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,641 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Milford town, in four figures

53,606
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 52,684 ±32.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,641 people.; 46.6 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $110,669 ±$7,268
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Milford town, Connecticut's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Milford town, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Milford town, Connecticut's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Milford town, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	51,965	100.0	100.0
2021	52,287	100.6	100.2
2022	52,693	101.4	100.7
2023	52,997	102.0	101.6
2024	53,421	102.8	102.5
2025	53,606	103.2	103.1

Population of Milford town, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	51,965	—
2021	52,287	+322
2022	52,693	+406
2023	52,997	+304
2024	53,421	+424
2025	53,606	+185

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.6 ±1.4: for men 43.8 ±1.7 and for women 48.9 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Milford town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	2,075 ±318	3.9% ±0.6	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,981 ±682	13.3% ±1.3	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,661 ±447	6.9% ±0.8	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,644 ±768	24.0% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,705 ±884	29.8% ±1.7	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,618 ±778	22.1% ±1.5	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $110,669 ±$7,268, and income per person $60,925 ±$2,189, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Milford town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	1,851 ±355	8.2% ±1.6	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,738 ±459	12.2% ±2.0	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,705 ±365	12.0% ±1.6	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,019 ±501	13.4% ±2.2	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,252 ±401	18.9% ±1.7	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,001 ±316	13.3% ±1.4	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,961 ±368	22.0% ±1.5	19.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Milford town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	2,643 ±485	5.1% ±0.9	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	453 ±147	5.0% ±1.6	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,250 ±284	4.5% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	940 ±319	6.0% ±2.0	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Milford town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Milford town	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	24,075 ±565	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.6% ±0.8	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.4% ±1.4	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.8% ±1.8	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.2% ±2.7	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$416,800 ±$9,359	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,882 ±$80	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±2	1967 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Milford town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,919 ±789	9.3% ±1.5	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	42,415 ±1,033	80.5% ±2.0	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,557 ±474	3.0% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,869 ±310	3.5% ±0.6	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 58	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	168 to 522	0.3% to 1.0%	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,557 ±349	3.0% ±0.7	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Milford town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	35,598 ±993	67.6% ±1.9	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,177 ±799	21.2% ±1.5	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	978 ±263	1.9% ±0.5	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,931 ±751	9.4% ±1.4	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,582 ±581	6.8% ±1.1	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,349 ±396	2.6% ±0.8	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Milford town among the places and towns of Connecticut

18th of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Milford town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hamden town	61,045 ±50
Meriden city	60,545 ±45
Manchester town	59,635 ±37
West Haven city	55,351 ±38
Stratford town	52,790 ±58
Milford town	52,684 ±32
Milford city (balance)	51,023 ±278
East Hartford CDP	50,918 ±39
Middletown city	47,958 ±39
Wallingford town	44,362 ±31
Southington town	43,803 ±34

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Milford town, Connecticut

Rankings this appears in

No. 13 Places in Connecticut by median age
No. 14 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 35 Places in Connecticut by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 37 Places in Connecticut by median household income
No. 41 Places in Connecticut by per capita income
No. 41 Places in Connecticut by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026