Milford is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 13,289 people and five associated neighborhoods, Milford is the eighth largest community in Delaware. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Milford, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Milford, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Milford’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Milford does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $53,472.00.

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 10.94% 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.

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

In terms of college education, Milford is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.24% of adults in Milford have a college degree.

The per capita income in Milford in 2022 was $33,823, which is middle income relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,292 for a family of four. However, Milford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Milford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 13.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Milford include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Haitian.

In addition, Milford has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.00%).

The most common language spoken in Milford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.