Milton vs Perry

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

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

Perry has the higher population (254 vs 188 in Milton). Perry has the higher median household income ($50,625 vs $48,365 in Milton). Perry has the higher median home value ($81,700 vs $73,600 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Perry
Population	188	254
Median age	35.5 yrs	54.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,365	$50,625
Median home value	$73,600	$81,700
Median gross rent	$1,350	$475
Housing units	89	186
Homeownership rate	82.7%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Perry
Population	289 → 188 (-34.9%)	303 → 254 (-16.2%)
Median household income	$35,125 → $48,365 (+37.7%)	$40,000 → $50,625 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $73,600 (+13.2%)	$60,700 → $81,700 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $1,350 (+42.1%)	$475 → $475 (+0.0%)

Milton

Population

289188

Median household income

$35,125$48,365

Median home value

$65,000$73,600

Median gross rent

$950$1,350

Perry

Population

303254

Median household income

$40,000$50,625

Median home value

$60,700$81,700

Median gross rent

$475$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Perry
Under 5	9.0%	1.2%
5 to 17	19.7%	3.5%
18 to 24	9.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	2.0%
45 to 54	5.9%	27.6%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.0%
65 to 74	4.8%	18.9%
75 and over	18.6%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Perry
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
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%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Perry
No high school diploma	30.2%	4.9%
High school graduate	43.1%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	20.7%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Perry
Drove alone	98.3%	79.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Perry
1-unit, detached	71.9%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.0%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Perry
Poverty rate	31.4%	17.7%
Average household size	2.51	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1966	1968