Milton vs Roswell

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

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

Roswell has the higher population (92,577 vs 41,305 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($151,235 vs $124,422 in Roswell). Milton has the higher median home value ($712,200 vs $520,500 in Roswell).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Roswell
Population	41,305	92,577
Median age	40.5 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$151,235	$124,422
Median home value	$712,200	$520,500
Median gross rent	$1,853	$1,707
Housing units	15,773	37,552
Homeownership rate	73.8%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.5%	64.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Roswell
Population	38,759 → 41,305 (+6.6%)	94,498 → 92,577 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$128,559 → $151,235 (+17.6%)	$99,726 → $124,422 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$541,000 → $712,200 (+31.6%)	$374,700 → $520,500 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,359 → $1,853 (+36.4%)	$1,281 → $1,707 (+33.3%)

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

Roswell

Population

94,49892,577

Median household income

$99,726$124,422

Median home value

$374,700$520,500

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Roswell
Under 5	5.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	21.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.0%
35 to 44	14.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	17.5%	15.3%
55 to 64	15.7%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.2%	9.8%
75 and over	2.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Roswell
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	60.8%
Black or African American	13.5%	10.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	16.3%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.5%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Roswell
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	5.0%	11.7%
Some college or associate's	13.5%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	45.3%	41.0%
Graduate or professional degree	32.2%	23.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Roswell
Drove alone	59.2%	58.3%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.3%
Public transit	0.5%	1.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	33.7%	29.0%
Other means	0.9%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Roswell
1-unit, detached	64.2%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	14.8%
20 or more units	5.0%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Roswell
Poverty rate	4.4%	7.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	2002	1989