Milford is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 30,196 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Milford is the 60th largest community in Massachusetts.Unlike some towns, Milford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Milford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Milford is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Milford who work in management occupations (13.80%), office and administrative support (10.51%), and sales jobs (9.13%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.67% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in Milford, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.10 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Milford are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.10% of adults in Milford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Milford in 2022 was $44,401, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,604 for a family of four. However, Milford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Milford is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 11.71% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Milford include Irish, Italian, Brazilian, English, and Portuguese. Foreign born people are also an important part of Milford's cultural character, accounting for 25.90% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Milford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
