Keosauqua vs Milton

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

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

Keosauqua has the higher population (1,014 vs 451 in Milton). Keosauqua has the higher median household income ($52,083 vs $41,875 in Milton). Keosauqua has the higher median home value ($108,000 vs $54,400 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Keosauqua	Milton
Population	1,014	451
Median age	54.9 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,083	$41,875
Median home value	$108,000	$54,400
Median gross rent	$440	$550
Housing units	472	201
Homeownership rate	78.8%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Keosauqua	Milton
Population	951 → 1,014 (+6.6%)	481 → 451 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$45,750 → $52,083 (+13.8%)	$41,458 → $41,875 (+1.0%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $108,000 (+8.0%)	$43,500 → $54,400 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$591 → $440 (-25.5%)	$738 → $550 (-25.5%)

Keosauqua

Population

9511,014

Median household income

$45,750$52,083

Median home value

$100,000$108,000

Median gross rent

$591$440

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)

	Keosauqua	Milton
Under 5	5.3%	12.4%
5 to 17	9.8%	17.3%
18 to 24	3.8%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.7%	16.9%
35 to 44	7.1%	7.8%
45 to 54	13.9%	9.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	9.1%
65 to 74	20.2%	14.6%
75 and over	17.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Keosauqua	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Keosauqua	Milton
No high school diploma	6.1%	26.9%
High school graduate	36.9%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Keosauqua	Milton
Drove alone	81.9%	54.7%
Carpooled	7.8%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	13.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	20.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Keosauqua	Milton
1-unit, detached	81.4%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	27.4%

Poverty & households

	Keosauqua	Milton
Poverty rate	10.3%	25.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1970	1968