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Milford, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Milford, MI: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 20,009. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MILFORD-MI · Milford, MI 2 ZIPs · 20,009 pop · #2304/25278 · Oakland County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $118,596
  • RANK-TOP #2304/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lake Orion
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,009
  • SPREAD-MOD 48381→48380
  • HOME-HIGH $426,100

Nearest income peer: Lake Orion, MI ( $2,189 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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Milford, MI sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 9%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,009
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$118,596
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 $118,596 and home value $426,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 46.3%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Ray is the closest lower-income city and Glen Arbor 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: $105,213 in ZIP 48381 to $131,979 in 48380. 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×

48381 to 48380

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

48381 to 48380

Poverty-rate spread
1.3 points

48381 to 48380

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

Lead ZIP 48381 skews compact Milford

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 48381 covers about 63% of Milford's 20,009 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Milford

Citywide ZBP: 604 establishments, 11,806 employees , annual payroll $961,056k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48381 (456 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (107) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Milford, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Oakland County, which covers 66 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Milford. See the Oakland County roll-up →

Milford lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Oakland County: Rochester, Troy and West Bloomfield earn more and Farmington, Southfield and Waterford earn less. Pontiac marks the far end of that range at $44,845, 62% below Milford.

Side-by-side: Compare 48381 vs 48380 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48381 12,605 $105,213 456 243
48380 7,404 $131,979 148 113
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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, .