Milton vs Ocean View

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

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

Milton has the higher population (3,469 vs 2,760 in Ocean View). Ocean View has the higher median household income ($88,021 vs $64,906 in Milton). Ocean View has the higher median home value ($483,600 vs $376,600 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Ocean View
Population	3,469	2,760
Median age	48.9 yrs	64.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,906	$88,021
Median home value	$376,600	$483,600
Median gross rent	$1,398	$1,833
Housing units	1,767	2,601
Homeownership rate	77.7%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	49.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Ocean View
Population	2,893 → 3,469 (+19.9%)	2,272 → 2,760 (+21.5%)
Median household income	$57,754 → $64,906 (+12.4%)	$85,417 → $88,021 (+3.0%)
Median home value	$300,900 → $376,600 (+25.2%)	$346,400 → $483,600 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$944 → $1,398 (+48.1%)	$1,645 → $1,833 (+11.4%)

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

Ocean View

Population

2,2722,760

Median household income

$85,417$88,021

Median home value

$346,400$483,600

Median gross rent

$1,645$1,833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Ocean View
Under 5	6.7%	1.1%
5 to 17	13.5%	8.1%
18 to 24	3.8%	3.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	6.9%
35 to 44	7.3%	4.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	5.9%
55 to 64	8.0%	20.9%
65 to 74	27.2%	21.0%
75 and over	11.7%	28.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Ocean View
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	90.6%
Black or African American	12.8%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.5%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Ocean View
No high school diploma	7.1%	1.1%
High school graduate	23.7%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	20.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Ocean View
Drove alone	82.5%	72.2%
Carpooled	5.7%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	11.6%
Other means	0.0%	5.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Ocean View
1-unit, detached	69.4%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	17.8%	17.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Ocean View
Poverty rate	6.9%	10.5%
Average household size	2.24	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	2002	2005