Milton vs Scott

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

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

Scott has the higher population (8,348 vs 2,123 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($100,428 vs $54,220 in Scott). Milton has the higher median home value ($244,300 vs $155,700 in Scott).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Scott
Population	2,123	8,348
Median age	36.6 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$100,428	$54,220
Median home value	$244,300	$155,700
Median gross rent	$1,313	$1,002
Housing units	914	4,205
Homeownership rate	83.3%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.6%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Scott
Population	2,299 → 2,123 (-7.7%)	8,729 → 8,348 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$91,786 → $100,428 (+9.4%)	$54,551 → $54,220 (-0.6%)
Median home value	$209,800 → $244,300 (+16.4%)	$137,600 → $155,700 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,113 → $1,313 (-37.9%)	$841 → $1,002 (+19.1%)

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

Scott

Population

8,7298,348

Median household income

$54,551$54,220

Median home value

$137,600$155,700

Median gross rent

$841$1,002

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Scott
Under 5	9.1%	1.4%
5 to 17	21.1%	14.8%
18 to 24	5.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	9.7%
35 to 44	17.9%	14.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.9%	16.8%
65 to 74	9.2%	14.2%
75 and over	2.4%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Scott
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	75.6%
Black or African American	4.7%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Scott
No high school diploma	1.9%	13.5%
High school graduate	25.7%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Scott
Drove alone	95.5%	84.4%
Carpooled	3.4%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Scott
1-unit, detached	85.8%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Scott
Poverty rate	15.5%	15.1%
Average household size	2.78	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1992	1987