Milton vs New Salem

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

Milton and New Salem 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 131 in New Salem). New Salem has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $73,600 in Milton). Since 2019, Milton's population has grown faster (-34.9% vs -51.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	New Salem
Population	188	131
Median age	35.5 yrs	23.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,365	—
Median home value	$73,600	$118,800
Median gross rent	$1,350	$667
Housing units	89	58
Homeownership rate	82.7%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	New Salem
Population	289 → 188 (-34.9%)	271 → 131 (-51.7%)
Median household income	$35,125 → $48,365 (+37.7%)	$47,778 → $57,292 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $73,600 (+13.2%)	$83,200 → $118,800 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $1,350 (+42.1%)	$671 → $667 (-0.6%)

Milton

Population

289188

Median household income

$35,125$48,365

Median home value

$65,000$73,600

Median gross rent

$950$1,350

New Salem

Population

271131

Median household income

$47,778$57,292

Median home value

$83,200$118,800

Median gross rent

$671$667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	New Salem
Under 5	9.0%	13.7%
5 to 17	19.7%	33.6%
18 to 24	9.6%	3.1%
25 to 34	11.7%	17.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	19.8%
45 to 54	5.9%	0.8%
55 to 64	11.2%	3.1%
65 to 74	4.8%	1.5%
75 and over	18.6%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	New Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	New Salem
No high school diploma	30.2%	7.7%
High school graduate	43.1%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	20.7%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	New Salem
Drove alone	98.3%	67.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	10.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	18.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	New Salem
1-unit, detached	71.9%	94.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.0%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Milton	New Salem
Poverty rate	31.4%	18.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1966	1940