Milford, Delaware demographics

Milford, DE demographics: median age 41.9; 27.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Milford city, Delaware · Incorporated city · GEOID 1047420. The survey estimates a population of 12,803 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Milford is 41.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.8 years. There are 5,560 households (±465). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.9 ±4.8	41.6 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Under 18	2,942 ±544	23.0% ±4.3 pp	20.7%	22.0%
18–34	2,454 ±453	19.2% ±3.5 pp	21.1%	22.8%
35–64	4,459 ±616	34.8% ±4.8 pp	37.6%	38.0%
65 and older	2,948 ±539	23.0% ±4.2 pp	20.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Male	5,568 ±397	43.5% ±3.1 pp	48.4%	49.5%
Female	7,235 ±400	56.5% ±3.1 pp	51.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
White alone	6,918 ±818	54.0% ±6.4 pp	59.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,505 ±653	19.6% ±5.1 pp	21.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	369 ±242 · low precision	2.9% ±1.9 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	585 ±233	4.6% ±1.8 pp	4.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	976 ±500 · low precision	7.6% ±3.9 pp · low precision	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,450 ±452	11.3% ±3.5 pp	8.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,695 ±570	83.5% ±4.4 pp	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,108 ±566	16.5% ±4.4 pp	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,560
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,576 ±274	28.3% ±4.3 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	406 ±161	7.3% ±2.8 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	918 ±261	16.5% ±4.5 pp	13.2%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,421 ±549	43.5% ±9.2 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	239 ±122 · low precision	4.3% ±2.2 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,560
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,407 ±240	25.3% ±3.8 pp	27.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,153 ±581	74.7% ±8.4 pp	72.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,560
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,421 ±549	43.5% ±9.2 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,450 ±304	26.1% ±5.0 pp	35.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	731 ±238	13.1% ±4.1 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	674 ±201	12.1% ±3.5 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	180 ±94 · low precision	3.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.9%
Six-person households	77 ±63 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	27 ±35 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Native	10,783 ±412	84.2% ±3.2 pp	89.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,020 ±407	15.8% ±3.2 pp	10.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 11,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
English only	9,004 ±763	75.1% ±6.0 pp	84.9%	77.7%
Spanish	1,647 ±445	13.7% ±3.7 pp	7.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	565 ±498 · low precision	4.7% ±4.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	115 ±164 · low precision	1.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	13 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	464 ±248 · low precision	3.9% ±2.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	14 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	19 ±30 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	89 ±93 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	9 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	56 ±64 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,089
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	910 ±289	10.0% ±3.1 pp	8.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,196 ±487	35.2% ±5.0 pp	28.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,637 ±459	18.0% ±5.0 pp	18.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	841 ±231	9.3% ±2.5 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,664 ±414	18.3% ±4.4 pp	20.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	841 ±226	9.3% ±2.4 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,667
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Same house	11,432 ±375	90.3% ±2.9 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	413 ±311 · low precision	3.3% ±2.5 pp · low precision	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	234 ±145 · low precision	1.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	416 ±247 · low precision	3.3% ±1.9 pp · low precision	3.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	172 ±142 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.3% of Milford residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Delaware and 8.4% nationally. 87.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Milford	Delaware	U.S.	Compared with Delaware
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.3% ±2.2 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.3% ±10.3 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.4% ±2.5 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Milford . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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