Laurel vs Milton

A side-by-side comparison of Laurel and Milton: population, income, housing, and more.

Laurel and Milton are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Laurel has the higher population (4,043 vs 3,469 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($64,906 vs $44,593 in Laurel). Milton has the higher median home value ($376,600 vs $192,700 in Laurel).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel	Milton
Population	4,043	3,469
Median age	30.0 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$44,593	$64,906
Median home value	$192,700	$376,600
Median gross rent	$924	$1,398
Housing units	1,563	1,767
Homeownership rate	36.1%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel	Milton
Population	4,179 → 4,043 (-3.3%)	2,893 → 3,469 (+19.9%)
Median household income	$37,857 → $44,593 (+17.8%)	$57,754 → $64,906 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $192,700 (+22.7%)	$300,900 → $376,600 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $924 (+19.2%)	$944 → $1,398 (+48.1%)

Laurel

Population

4,1794,043

Median household income

$37,857$44,593

Median home value

$157,000$192,700

Median gross rent

$775$924

Milton

Population

2,8933,469

Median household income

$57,754$64,906

Median home value

$300,900$376,600

Median gross rent

$944$1,398

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel	Milton
Under 5	8.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	26.2%	13.5%
18 to 24	8.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	21.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	8.2%	7.3%
45 to 54	9.3%	10.6%
55 to 64	5.5%	8.0%
65 to 74	9.9%	27.2%
75 and over	2.8%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	23.5%	77.2%
Black or African American	39.2%	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	35.7%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel	Milton
No high school diploma	33.5%	7.1%
High school graduate	36.6%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel	Milton
Drove alone	66.5%	82.5%
Carpooled	13.1%	5.7%
Public transit	8.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	2.7%	10.6%
Other means	7.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel	Milton
1-unit, detached	57.5%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	17.8%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	2.0%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Laurel	Milton
Poverty rate	35.7%	6.9%
Average household size	2.84	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1972	2002