Milford is a very small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,195 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Milford is the 485th largest community in New Jersey.

Milford is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Milford is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Milford who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.91%), sales jobs (10.36%), and management occupations (6.91%).

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.

In addition, Milford is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Milford is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Milford really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Milford perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The borough is also nautical, which means that parts of Milford are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

In Milford, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.13 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Although Milford is a relatively small borough, quite a few people get to and from work by way of the bus, often traveling to the central city in the area.

Milford Information and Demographics

The education level of Milford citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 26.24% of adults in Milford have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Milford in 2000 was $25,039, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,156 for a family of four.

The people who call Milford home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Milford is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Milford include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, English, Hungarian, Dutch, and French.

The most common language spoken in Milford is English.