Milford, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,288 (Urban population: 8,163 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 125 (all nonfarm))

Milford, Delaware Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,918 (2,753 occupied: 1,432 owner occupied, 1,321 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	48%
State:	28%

Housing density: 525 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $624 (lower quartile is $450, upper quartile is $801)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $717

Median gross rent in Milford, DE in 2007: $870

Housing units in Milford with a mortgage: 772 (46 second mortgage, 98 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 536

Milford,DE index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $217,993 (it was $93,600 in 2000)

Milford:	$217,993
Delaware:	$239,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $126,174 - $269,171

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $256,532
Here: $256,532
State: $335,491

Townhouses or other attached units: $203,439
Here: $203,439
State: $208,327

In 2-unit structures: $648,034
Here: $648,034
State: $347,550

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $62,655
Here: $62,655
State: $251,311

Mobile homes: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $45,161

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,593

In family households: 5,470 (1,144 male householders, 630 female householders)
1,121 spouses, 2,076 children (1,874 natural, 33 adopted, 169 stepchildren), 120 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 41 parents, 81 other relatives, 212 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,123 (333 male householders (256 living alone)), 633 female householders (587 living alone)), 157 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 242 (184 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 721 2-persons, 486 3-persons, 305 4-persons, 164 5-persons, 79 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 843 1-person, 111 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 3 5-persons.

960 married couples with children.
628 single-parent households (101 men, 527 women).

86.6% of residents of Milford speak English at home.
9.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 422 (6.2%)
(27.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Milford, Delaware:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 95 5 rooms: 247 6 rooms: 426 7 rooms: 255 8 rooms: 180 9 or more rooms: 223

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Milford, Delaware:
	1 room: 25 2 rooms: 80 3 rooms: 260 4 rooms: 421 5 rooms: 221 6 rooms: 168 7 rooms: 104 8 rooms: 18 9 or more rooms: 24

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 103
1995 to 1998: 222
1990 to 1994: 232
1980 to 1989: 300
1970 to 1979: 402
1960 to 1969: 253
1950 to 1959: 418
1940 to 1949: 382
1939 or earlier: 606

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Milford:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 27 2 bedrooms: 356 3 bedrooms: 722 4 bedrooms: 250 5 or more bedrooms: 77

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Milford:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 368 2 bedrooms: 591 3 bedrooms: 258 4 bedrooms: 72 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Milford in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 73 1 vehicle: 458 2 vehicles: 626 3 vehicles: 198 4 vehicles: 58 5 or more vehicles: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Milford in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 234 1 vehicle: 707 2 vehicles: 304 3 vehicles: 51 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Milford, DE:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 8
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 65
$50,000 to $59,999: 96
$60,000 to $69,999: 81
$70,000 to $79,999: 167
$80,000 to $89,999: 161
$90,000 to $99,999: 201
$100,000 to $124,999: 215
$125,000 to $149,999: 91
$150,000 to $174,999: 101
$175,000 to $199,999: 32
$200,000 to $249,999: 24
$250,000 to $299,999: 37
$300,000 to $399,999: 14
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Milford rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Milford:

Less than $100: 39 people
$100 to $149: 21
$150 to $199: 54
$200 to $249: 73
$250 to $299: 81
$300 to $349: 39
$350 to $399: 42
$400 to $449: 52
$450 to $499: 87
$500 to $549: 90
$550 to $599: 107
$600 to $649: 155
$650 to $699: 169
$700 to $749: 165
$750 to $799: 147
$800 to $899: 124
$900 to $999: 67
$1,000 to $1,249: 13
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 70

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 151 1990 to 1994: 114 1985 to 1989: 95 1980 to 1984: 40 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 22

Milford, DE Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 50.8%
Number of people working at home: 72 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 157
5 to 9 minutes: 799
10 to 14 minutes: 317
15 to 19 minutes: 225
20 to 24 minutes: 265
25 to 29 minutes: 249
30 to 34 minutes: 408
35 to 39 minutes: 98
40 to 44 minutes: 16
45 to 59 minutes: 101
60 to 89 minutes: 125
90 or more minutes: 29

Milford mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,170 (76%)
Carpooled: 435 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (1%)
Bicycle: 17 (1%)
Walked: 124 (4%)
Other means: 21 (1%)
Worked at home: 72 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 324
$10,000 to $14,999: 227
$15,000 to $19,999: 309
$20,000 to $24,999: 236
$25,000 to $29,999: 196
$30,000 to $34,999: 178
$35,000 to $39,999: 168
$40,000 to $44,999: 151
$45,000 to $49,999: 183
$50,000 to $59,999: 270
$60,000 to $74,999: 182
$75,000 to $99,999: 181
$100,000 to $124,999: 94
$125,000 to $149,999: 34
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 7

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1746

United States or American: 816

English: 736

German: 361

Irish: 356

Italian: 232

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 128

Haitian: 120

French (except Basque): 104

Polish: 97

Scottish: 86

Dutch: 67

Scotch-Irish: 66

Greek: 58

British: 46

Subsaharan African:: 36

African: 36

Welsh: 33

Swedish: 30

Slovene: 19

Czechoslovakian: 18

European: 18

Norwegian: 17

French Canadian: 16

Ukrainian: 16

Russian: 15

Hungarian: 13

Canadian: 12

Pennsylvania German: 8

Jamaican: 8

Lithuanian: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (32%)
Haiti (26%)
Guatemala (8%)
Taiwan (8%)
Peru (7%)
India (5%)
Pakistan (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3663
Northeast: 1099
Midwest: 191
South: 1203
West: 87

53% of Milford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Delaware.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 35
7th and 8th grade: 58
9th grade: 73
10th grade: 71
11th grade: 78
12th grade, no diploma: 88
High school graduate (or equivalency): 630
Less than 1 year of college: 182
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 240
Associate degree: 92
Bachelor's degree: 245
Master's degree: 96
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 68
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 66
7th and 8th grade: 106
9th grade: 69
10th grade: 91
11th grade: 79
12th grade, no diploma: 104
High school graduate (or equivalency): 723
Less than 1 year of college: 165
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 323
Associate degree: 184
Bachelor's degree: 289
Master's degree: 119
Professional school degree: 24
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 17.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 18.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,324
Black householders: $33,139
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $122,162
Asian householders: $38,270
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $36,619
Some other race householders: $27,276
Two or more races householders: $24,656
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,067

Milford household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Milford household income for Black householders

Milford household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Milford household income for Asian householders

Milford household income for Some other race householders

Milford household income for Two or more races householders

Milford household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Milford marital status for males

Milford marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $222,185
Black or African American householders: $186,086
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $184,455
Asian householders: $320,235
Some other race householders: $197,963
Two or more races householders: $270,395
Hispanic or Latino householders: $185,853

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,835
One, attached: 139
Two: 169
3 or 4: 139
5 to 9: 266
10 to 19: 133
20 to 49: 86
50 or more: 125
Mobile homes: 26

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,208

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Milford:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%) Electricity (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Utility gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (64%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%) Utility gas (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 75

Here:	10.8%
Delaware:	17.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51

Here:	9.8%
Delaware:	14.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36

Here:	16.1%
Delaware:	21.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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