Birmingham vs Milton

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

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

Birmingham has the higher population (479 vs 451 in Milton). Birmingham has the higher median household income ($58,688 vs $41,875 in Milton). Birmingham has the higher median home value ($97,300 vs $54,400 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Birmingham	Milton
Population	479	451
Median age	51.6 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,688	$41,875
Median home value	$97,300	$54,400
Median gross rent	$442	$550
Housing units	255	201
Homeownership rate	78.1%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Birmingham	Milton
Population	607 → 479 (-21.1%)	481 → 451 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $58,688 (+23.6%)	$41,458 → $41,875 (+1.0%)
Median home value	$64,200 → $97,300 (+51.6%)	$43,500 → $54,400 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $442 (-25.8%)	$738 → $550 (-25.5%)

Birmingham

Population

607479

Median household income

$47,500$58,688

Median home value

$64,200$97,300

Median gross rent

$596$442

Milton

Population

481451

Median household income

$41,458$41,875

Median home value

$43,500$54,400

Median gross rent

$738$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Birmingham	Milton
Under 5	3.3%	12.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	4.4%	6.0%
25 to 34	7.1%	16.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	7.8%
45 to 54	14.4%	9.5%
55 to 64	20.3%	9.1%
65 to 74	9.6%	14.6%
75 and over	11.1%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Birmingham	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Birmingham	Milton
No high school diploma	7.2%	26.9%
High school graduate	44.1%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Birmingham	Milton
Drove alone	80.7%	54.7%
Carpooled	16.8%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	20.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Birmingham	Milton
1-unit, detached	81.6%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	27.4%

Poverty & households

	Birmingham	Milton
Poverty rate	14.5%	25.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1943	1968