Johns Creek vs Milton

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

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

Johns Creek has the higher population (82,115 vs 41,305 in Milton). Johns Creek has the higher median household income ($160,185 vs $151,235 in Milton). Milton has the higher median home value ($712,200 vs $583,700 in Johns Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Johns Creek	Milton
Population	82,115	41,305
Median age	43.1 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$160,185	$151,235
Median home value	$583,700	$712,200
Median gross rent	$2,173	$1,853
Housing units	29,803	15,773
Homeownership rate	79.7%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.7%	77.5%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johns Creek	Milton
Population	83,999 → 82,115 (-2.2%)	38,759 → 41,305 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$122,514 → $160,185 (+30.7%)	$128,559 → $151,235 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$400,100 → $583,700 (+45.9%)	$541,000 → $712,200 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,677 → $2,173 (+29.6%)	$1,359 → $1,853 (+36.4%)

Johns Creek

Population

83,99982,115

Median household income

$122,514$160,185

Median home value

$400,100$583,700

Median gross rent

$1,677$2,173

Milton

Population

38,75941,305

Median household income

$128,559$151,235

Median home value

$541,000$712,200

Median gross rent

$1,359$1,853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johns Creek	Milton
Under 5	4.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	22.0%	21.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	4.8%
25 to 34	7.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	14.8%
45 to 54	18.3%	17.5%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	7.2%
75 and over	4.5%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johns Creek	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	47.8%	54.5%
Black or African American	11.2%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	28.3%	16.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johns Creek	Milton
No high school diploma	4.7%	4.0%
High school graduate	7.8%	5.0%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	13.5%
Bachelor's degree	39.2%	45.3%
Graduate or professional degree	31.6%	32.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johns Creek	Milton
Drove alone	57.4%	59.2%
Carpooled	6.2%	5.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.5%
Walked	0.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.8%	33.7%
Other means	1.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johns Creek	Milton
1-unit, detached	77.5%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	17.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	12.6%
20 or more units	6.3%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Johns Creek	Milton
Poverty rate	3.9%	4.4%
Average household size	2.85	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1995	2002