Milan vs Saline

A side-by-side comparison of Milan and Saline: population, income, housing, and more.

Milan and Saline are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Saline has the higher population (8,976 vs 6,070 in Milan). Milan has the higher median household income ($93,016 vs $90,662 in Saline). Saline has the higher median home value ($310,600 vs $233,700 in Milan).

Population, income & housing

	Milan	Saline
Population	6,070	8,976
Median age	37.2 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$93,016	$90,662
Median home value	$233,700	$310,600
Median gross rent	$1,083	$1,098
Housing units	2,707	4,081
Homeownership rate	70.3%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.2%	56.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milan	Saline
Population	6,107 → 6,070 (-0.6%)	9,251 → 8,976 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$71,402 → $93,016 (+30.3%)	$78,203 → $90,662 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$170,200 → $233,700 (+37.3%)	$254,300 → $310,600 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$921 → $1,083 (+17.6%)	$951 → $1,098 (+15.5%)

Milan

Population

6,1076,070

Median household income

$71,402$93,016

Median home value

$170,200$233,700

Median gross rent

$921$1,083

Saline

Population

9,2518,976

Median household income

$78,203$90,662

Median home value

$254,300$310,600

Median gross rent

$951$1,098

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milan	Saline
Under 5	5.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	12.2%
18 to 24	9.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	16.3%	10.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	9.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	11.2%	16.1%
75 and over	5.3%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milan	Saline
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	86.4%
Black or African American	2.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.2%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.5%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milan	Saline
No high school diploma	6.4%	3.3%
High school graduate	19.0%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	30.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milan	Saline
Drove alone	73.9%	76.3%
Carpooled	6.4%	2.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	20.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milan	Saline
1-unit, detached	65.3%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	14.7%	9.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	11.3%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Milan	Saline
Poverty rate	9.4%	5.5%
Average household size	2.40	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1969	1980