Milton vs Tillson

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

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

Tillson has the higher population (1,799 vs 1,692 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($95,909 vs $85,521 in Tillson). Milton has the higher median home value ($338,700 vs $279,100 in Tillson).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Tillson
Population	1,692	1,799
Median age	53.6 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$95,909	$85,521
Median home value	$338,700	$279,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,727
Housing units	848	734
Homeownership rate	61.3%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	27.8%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Tillson
Population	1,294 → 1,692 (+30.8%)	1,657 → 1,799 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$80,513 → $95,909 (+19.1%)	$90,750 → $85,521 (-5.8%)
Median home value	$209,700 → $338,700 (+61.5%)	$232,000 → $279,100 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,539 → $1,500 (-2.5%)	$1,444 → $1,727 (+19.6%)

Milton

Population

1,2941,692

Median household income

$80,513$95,909

Median home value

$209,700$338,700

Median gross rent

$1,539$1,500

Tillson

Population

1,6571,799

Median household income

$90,750$85,521

Median home value

$232,000$279,100

Median gross rent

$1,444$1,727

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Tillson
Under 5	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.8%	12.7%
18 to 24	3.0%	0.9%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	6.3%	8.0%
45 to 54	13.5%	15.5%
55 to 64	26.7%	10.5%
65 to 74	12.5%	32.1%
75 and over	9.5%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Tillson
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	60.3%
Black or African American	11.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	24.0%
Two or more races	14.4%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Tillson
No high school diploma	6.5%	5.7%
High school graduate	26.6%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Tillson
Drove alone	69.7%	88.4%
Carpooled	9.5%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	19.7%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Tillson
1-unit, detached	70.5%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	2.3%
20 or more units	9.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Tillson
Poverty rate	17.1%	12.2%
Average household size	2.09	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1984	1964