Hinesburg vs Milton

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

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

Milton has the higher population (3,510 vs 581 in Hinesburg). Milton has the higher median household income ($82,750 vs $53,627 in Hinesburg). Milton has the higher median home value ($309,000 vs $230,200 in Hinesburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hinesburg	Milton
Population	581	3,510
Median age	30.6 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,627	$82,750
Median home value	$230,200	$309,000
Median gross rent	$1,553	$1,643
Housing units	328	1,290
Homeownership rate	26.5%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.7%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	16.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinesburg	Milton
Population	772 → 581 (-24.7%)	2,507 → 3,510 (+40.0%)
Median household income	$54,609 → $53,627 (-1.8%)	$70,000 → $82,750 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$296,600 → $230,200 (-22.4%)	$255,400 → $309,000 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,141 → $1,553 (+36.1%)	$1,169 → $1,643 (+40.5%)

Hinesburg

Population

772581

Median household income

$54,609$53,627

Median home value

$296,600$230,200

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,553

Milton

Population

2,5073,510

Median household income

$70,000$82,750

Median home value

$255,400$309,000

Median gross rent

$1,169$1,643

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinesburg	Milton
Under 5	4.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	10.0%	9.3%
18 to 24	21.9%	12.1%
25 to 34	16.2%	19.8%
35 to 44	15.5%	8.0%
45 to 54	5.9%	7.7%
55 to 64	19.3%	24.7%
65 to 74	3.1%	8.3%
75 and over	4.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinesburg	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinesburg	Milton
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.3%
High school graduate	13.1%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	47.2%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinesburg	Milton
Drove alone	79.1%	75.3%
Carpooled	20.4%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinesburg	Milton
1-unit, detached	14.6%	43.7%
1-unit, attached	12.5%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	43.3%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	7.9%
20 or more units	15.5%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Hinesburg	Milton
Poverty rate	15.8%	8.5%
Average household size	1.76	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1984	1987