Milton vs Union City

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

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

Milton has the higher population (41,305 vs 27,300 in Union City). Milton has the higher median household income ($151,235 vs $47,635 in Union City). Milton has the higher median home value ($712,200 vs $223,100 in Union City).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Union City
Population	41,305	27,300
Median age	40.5 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$151,235	$47,635
Median home value	$712,200	$223,100
Median gross rent	$1,853	$1,213
Housing units	15,773	12,272
Homeownership rate	73.8%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.5%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Union City
Population	38,759 → 41,305 (+6.6%)	21,396 → 27,300 (+27.6%)
Median household income	$128,559 → $151,235 (+17.6%)	$45,324 → $47,635 (+5.1%)
Median home value	$541,000 → $712,200 (+31.6%)	$132,300 → $223,100 (+68.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,359 → $1,853 (+36.4%)	$967 → $1,213 (+25.4%)

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

Union City

Population

21,39627,300

Median household income

$45,324$47,635

Median home value

$132,300$223,100

Median gross rent

$967$1,213

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Union City
Under 5	5.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	21.0%	21.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	10.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	17.8%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	17.5%	10.5%
55 to 64	15.7%	10.0%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.5%
75 and over	2.4%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Union City
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	3.6%
Black or African American	13.5%	85.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	16.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Union City
No high school diploma	4.0%	13.0%
High school graduate	5.0%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	13.5%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	45.3%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	32.2%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Union City
Drove alone	59.2%	70.2%
Carpooled	5.2%	7.9%
Public transit	0.5%	2.3%
Walked	0.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.7%	13.2%
Other means	0.9%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Union City
1-unit, detached	64.2%	45.5%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	9.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	30.5%
20 or more units	5.0%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Union City
Poverty rate	4.4%	15.5%
Average household size	2.66	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	2002	2002