Bonaparte vs Milton

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

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

Milton has the higher population (451 vs 382 in Bonaparte). Milton has the higher median household income ($41,875 vs $40,000 in Bonaparte). Bonaparte has the higher median home value ($68,500 vs $54,400 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Bonaparte	Milton
Population	382	451
Median age	36.0 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$40,000	$41,875
Median home value	$68,500	$54,400
Median gross rent	$450	$550
Housing units	177	201
Homeownership rate	61.0%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bonaparte	Milton
Population	459 → 382 (-16.8%)	481 → 451 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$38,125 → $40,000 (+4.9%)	$41,458 → $41,875 (+1.0%)
Median home value	$51,500 → $68,500 (+33.0%)	$43,500 → $54,400 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $450 (-23.2%)	$738 → $550 (-25.5%)

Bonaparte

Population

459382

Median household income

$38,125$40,000

Median home value

$51,500$68,500

Median gross rent

$586$450

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)

	Bonaparte	Milton
Under 5	7.6%	12.4%
5 to 17	25.1%	17.3%
18 to 24	11.3%	6.0%
25 to 34	6.0%	16.9%
35 to 44	9.4%	7.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	9.5%
55 to 64	5.8%	9.1%
65 to 74	15.4%	14.6%
75 and over	6.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bonaparte	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	3.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bonaparte	Milton
No high school diploma	8.9%	26.9%
High school graduate	45.3%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bonaparte	Milton
Drove alone	68.9%	54.7%
Carpooled	12.2%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.8%	13.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	20.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bonaparte	Milton
1-unit, detached	71.2%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	27.4%

Poverty & households

	Bonaparte	Milton
Poverty rate	11.3%	25.9%
Average household size	2.62	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1941	1968