Milford, CT
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Milford, CT: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 52,759. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet MILFORD-CT · Milford, CT 2 ZIPs · 52,759 pop · #2284/25278 · New Haven County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH
- INC-TOP $118,791
- RANK-TOP #2284/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Branford
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 80% owners
- POP-SMALL 52,759
- SPREAD-MOD 06460→06461
- HOME-HIGH $418,650
Nearest income peer: Branford, CT ( $13,566 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Milford
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Milford on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Waterbury · lowest $45,657
Waterbury · lowest
$45,657 median HH income
- Hamden · near
Hamden · near
$100,047 median HH income
- Wallingford · near
Wallingford · near
$105,061 median HH income
- Branford · near
Branford · near
$105,225 median HH income
- Milford · this city
Milford · this city
$118,791 median HH income
- North Haven · near
North Haven · near
$132,829 median HH income
- Cheshire · highest
Cheshire · highest
$145,179 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Milford, CT sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 9%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 52,759
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $118,791
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $118,791 and home value $418,650 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 51.6%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Milford as a pure owner town.
Within Connecticut, South Kent is the closest lower-income city and Portland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Milford.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Milford differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Milford: $104,360 in ZIP 06460 to $133,221 in 06461. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.0×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 1.2 points
06460 to 06461
06460 to 06461
06461 to 06460
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
ZIP 06460 swallows Milford's short list
Across only 2 ZIPs, 06460 still holds about 72% of Milford's 52,759 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Milford
Citywide ZBP: 1,710 establishments, 25,906 employees , annual payroll $1,507,268k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 06460 (1,506 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (273) · also Health care and social assistance · Professional, scientific, and technical services .
ZIP Codes in Milford, CT
These ZIP codes sit in New Haven County, which covers 41 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Milford. See the New Haven County roll-up →
Milford sits in the upper half of New Haven County on income: New Haven, Waterbury and Hamden report less, while Cheshire, North Haven and Guilford report more. Waterbury marks the far end of that range at $45,657, 62% below Milford.
Side-by-side: Compare 06460 vs 06461 →
Milford roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Milford, .