Baylis vs Milton

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

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

Milton has the higher population (188 vs 139 in Baylis). Milton has the higher median household income ($48,365 vs $43,438 in Baylis). Milton has the higher median home value ($73,600 vs $33,800 in Baylis).

Population, income & housing

	Baylis	Milton
Population	139	188
Median age	42.7 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,438	$48,365
Median home value	$33,800	$73,600
Median gross rent	$381	$1,350
Housing units	96	89
Homeownership rate	86.8%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baylis	Milton
Population	144 → 139 (-3.5%)	289 → 188 (-34.9%)
Median household income	$27,188 → $43,438 (+59.8%)	$35,125 → $48,365 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$36,300 → $33,800 (-6.9%)	$65,000 → $73,600 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $381 (-15.3%)	$950 → $1,350 (+42.1%)

Baylis

Population

144139

Median household income

$27,188$43,438

Median home value

$36,300$33,800

Median gross rent

$450$381

Milton

Population

289188

Median household income

$35,125$48,365

Median home value

$65,000$73,600

Median gross rent

$950$1,350

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baylis	Milton
Under 5	9.4%	9.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	19.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	15.8%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.1%	9.6%
45 to 54	10.1%	5.9%
55 to 64	18.7%	11.2%
65 to 74	12.2%	4.8%
75 and over	7.9%	18.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baylis	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baylis	Milton
No high school diploma	22.1%	30.2%
High school graduate	33.7%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baylis	Milton
Drove alone	87.3%	98.3%
Carpooled	12.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baylis	Milton
1-unit, detached	91.7%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	Baylis	Milton
Poverty rate	12.2%	31.4%
Average household size	2.62	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1938	1966