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.

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Milford is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Milford is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Milford a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Milford has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Milford's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Milford is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the borough are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Milford is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Milford, the average commute to work is 33.13 minutes, which is quite a bit 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

In terms of college education, Milford is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 26.24% of adults in Milford have a college 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.