Milford is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 30,640 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Milford is the 60th largest community in Massachusetts.
Housing costs in Milford are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.
Also of interest is that Milford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Milford telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.48% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Milford is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Milford, the average commute to work is 33.69 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The citizens of Milford are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.28% of adults in Milford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Milford in 2022 was $44,209, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,836 for a family of four. However, Milford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Milford is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Milford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Milford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Milford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.77% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Milford include Italian, Irish, Brazilian, English, and Portuguese.
Milford also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.69%.
The most common language spoken in Milford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.