Alton vs Milltown

A side-by-side comparison of Alton and Milltown: population, income, housing, and more.

Alton and Milltown are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Milltown has the higher population (811 vs 35 in Alton). Alton has the higher median household income ($65,114 vs $58,419 in Milltown). Alton has the higher median home value ($215,900 vs $125,600 in Milltown).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Milltown
Population	35	811
Median age	25.9 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,114	$58,419
Median home value	$215,900	$125,600
Median gross rent	—	$633
Housing units	36	444
Homeownership rate	100.0%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	22.2%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Milltown
Population	34 → 35 (+2.9%)	843 → 811 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$71,250 → $65,114 (-8.6%)	$33,646 → $58,419 (+73.6%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $215,900 (+232.2%)	$87,100 → $125,600 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$427 → $633 (+48.2%)

Alton

Population

3435

Median household income

$71,250$65,114

Median home value

$65,000$215,900

Milltown

Population

843811

Median household income

$33,646$58,419

Median home value

$87,100$125,600

Median gross rent

$427$633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Milltown
Under 5	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.2%
25 to 34	65.7%	19.6%
35 to 44	2.9%	9.0%
45 to 54	8.6%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.7%
75 and over	2.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Milltown
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Milltown
No high school diploma	8.6%	9.7%
High school graduate	45.7%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Milltown
Drove alone	100.0%	81.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Milltown
1-unit, detached	97.2%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Milltown
Poverty rate	25.7%	19.7%
Average household size	1.30	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	—	38
Median year structure built	1938	1965