Milton vs New Canton

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

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

New Canton has the higher population (209 vs 188 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($48,365 vs $37,031 in New Canton). Milton has the higher median home value ($73,600 vs $72,100 in New Canton).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	New Canton
Population	188	209
Median age	35.5 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,365	$37,031
Median home value	$73,600	$72,100
Median gross rent	$1,350	$525
Housing units	89	136
Homeownership rate	82.7%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	New Canton
Population	289 → 188 (-34.9%)	328 → 209 (-36.3%)
Median household income	$35,125 → $48,365 (+37.7%)	$36,250 → $37,031 (+2.2%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $73,600 (+13.2%)	$55,600 → $72,100 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $1,350 (+42.1%)	$495 → $525 (+6.1%)

Milton

Population

289188

Median household income

$35,125$48,365

Median home value

$65,000$73,600

Median gross rent

$950$1,350

New Canton

Population

328209

Median household income

$36,250$37,031

Median home value

$55,600$72,100

Median gross rent

$495$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	New Canton
Under 5	9.0%	10.0%
5 to 17	19.7%	8.1%
18 to 24	9.6%	11.5%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.9%
35 to 44	9.6%	1.9%
45 to 54	5.9%	13.9%
55 to 64	11.2%	13.9%
65 to 74	4.8%	16.3%
75 and over	18.6%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	New Canton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	New Canton
No high school diploma	30.2%	13.6%
High school graduate	43.1%	55.8%
Some college or associate's	20.7%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	New Canton
Drove alone	98.3%	73.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	17.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	New Canton
1-unit, detached	71.9%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.0%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Milton	New Canton
Poverty rate	31.4%	21.1%
Average household size	2.51	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	25	36
Median year structure built	1966	1958