East Milton vs Milton

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

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

East Milton has the higher population (14,280 vs 10,485 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($72,676 vs $61,922 in East Milton). East Milton has the higher median home value ($199,900 vs $195,600 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	East Milton	Milton
Population	14,280	10,485
Median age	40.1 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,922	$72,676
Median home value	$199,900	$195,600
Median gross rent	$1,181	$1,542
Housing units	3,955	4,886
Homeownership rate	80.7%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Milton	Milton
Population	13,697 → 14,280 (+4.3%)	9,995 → 10,485 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$54,559 → $61,922 (+13.5%)	$56,633 → $72,676 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$116,500 → $199,900 (+71.6%)	$129,000 → $195,600 (+51.6%)
Median gross rent	$859 → $1,181 (+37.5%)	$1,155 → $1,542 (+33.5%)

East Milton

Population

13,69714,280

Median household income

$54,559$61,922

Median home value

$116,500$199,900

Median gross rent

$859$1,181

Milton

Population

9,99510,485

Median household income

$56,633$72,676

Median home value

$129,000$195,600

Median gross rent

$1,155$1,542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Milton	Milton
Under 5	3.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	9.5%	11.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	13.5%
25 to 34	23.1%	17.0%
35 to 44	15.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	16.6%	8.9%
55 to 64	14.5%	16.8%
65 to 74	8.7%	9.4%
75 and over	2.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Milton	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	62.6%	84.3%
Black or African American	19.6%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Milton	Milton
No high school diploma	17.1%	11.5%
High school graduate	42.3%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Milton	Milton
Drove alone	82.0%	77.6%
Carpooled	7.7%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.4%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	9.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Milton	Milton
1-unit, detached	61.5%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	36.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Milton	Milton
Poverty rate	10.8%	10.8%
Average household size	2.77	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1997	1987