Broussard vs Milton

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

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

Broussard has the higher population (13,791 vs 2,123 in Milton). Broussard has the higher median household income ($116,613 vs $100,428 in Milton). Broussard has the higher median home value ($301,000 vs $244,300 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Broussard	Milton
Population	13,791	2,123
Median age	33.9 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$116,613	$100,428
Median home value	$301,000	$244,300
Median gross rent	$982	$1,313
Housing units	5,510	914
Homeownership rate	82.9%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.5%	47.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broussard	Milton
Population	11,913 → 13,791 (+15.8%)	2,299 → 2,123 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$82,677 → $116,613 (+41.0%)	$91,786 → $100,428 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$214,400 → $301,000 (+40.4%)	$209,800 → $244,300 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,210 → $982 (-18.8%)	$2,113 → $1,313 (-37.9%)

Broussard

Population

11,91313,791

Median household income

$82,677$116,613

Median home value

$214,400$301,000

Median gross rent

$1,210$982

Milton

Population

2,2992,123

Median household income

$91,786$100,428

Median home value

$209,800$244,300

Median gross rent

$2,113$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broussard	Milton
Under 5	7.4%	9.1%
5 to 17	22.3%	21.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	15.1%	9.6%
35 to 44	18.4%	17.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	11.8%	14.9%
65 to 74	6.5%	9.2%
75 and over	2.2%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broussard	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	95.0%
Black or African American	18.6%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broussard	Milton
No high school diploma	9.2%	1.9%
High school graduate	25.2%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broussard	Milton
Drove alone	91.3%	95.5%
Carpooled	1.2%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broussard	Milton
1-unit, detached	85.0%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Broussard	Milton
Poverty rate	16.5%	15.5%
Average household size	2.83	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	2003	1992