Milton vs Ossun

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

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

Milton has the higher population (2,123 vs 1,940 in Ossun). Milton has the higher median household income ($100,428 vs $40,283 in Ossun). Since 2019, Ossun's population has grown faster (-2.7% vs -7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Ossun
Population	2,123	1,940
Median age	36.6 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$100,428	$40,283
Median home value	$244,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,313	$1,050
Housing units	914	814
Homeownership rate	83.3%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.6%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Ossun
Population	2,299 → 2,123 (-7.7%)	1,993 → 1,940 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$91,786 → $100,428 (+9.4%)	$59,178 → $40,283 (-31.9%)
Median home value	$209,800 → $244,300 (+16.4%)	$115,500 → $95,000 (-17.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,113 → $1,313 (-37.9%)	$725 → $1,050 (+44.8%)

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

Ossun

Population

1,9931,940

Median household income

$59,178$40,283

Median home value

$115,500$95,000

Median gross rent

$725$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Ossun
Under 5	9.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	21.1%	10.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	17.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	14.9%
35 to 44	17.9%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	18.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	5.8%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.2%
75 and over	2.4%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Ossun
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	39.9%
Black or African American	4.7%	40.9%
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	0.3%	16.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Ossun
No high school diploma	1.9%	29.2%
High school graduate	25.7%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Ossun
Drove alone	95.5%	51.8%
Carpooled	3.4%	22.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	23.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Ossun
1-unit, detached	85.8%	51.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	47.5%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Ossun
Poverty rate	15.5%	8.9%
Average household size	2.78	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1992	1991