Milton vs Winooski

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

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

Winooski has the higher population (8,198 vs 3,510 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($82,750 vs $77,020 in Winooski). Winooski has the higher median home value ($350,700 vs $309,000 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Winooski
Population	3,510	8,198
Median age	37.6 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$82,750	$77,020
Median home value	$309,000	$350,700
Median gross rent	$1,643	$1,635
Housing units	1,290	3,952
Homeownership rate	67.6%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	56.2%
Unemployment rate	16.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Winooski
Population	2,507 → 3,510 (+40.0%)	7,242 → 8,198 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$70,000 → $82,750 (+18.2%)	$51,728 → $77,020 (+48.9%)
Median home value	$255,400 → $309,000 (+21.0%)	$225,200 → $350,700 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,169 → $1,643 (+40.5%)	$1,144 → $1,635 (+42.9%)

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

Winooski

Population

7,2428,198

Median household income

$51,728$77,020

Median home value

$225,200$350,700

Median gross rent

$1,144$1,635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Winooski
Under 5	6.4%	4.0%
5 to 17	9.3%	11.8%
18 to 24	12.1%	16.4%
25 to 34	19.8%	22.7%
35 to 44	8.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	24.7%	8.5%
65 to 74	8.3%	6.7%
75 and over	3.7%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Winooski
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	77.1%
Black or African American	4.9%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Winooski
No high school diploma	13.3%	8.4%
High school graduate	37.3%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	19.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Winooski
Drove alone	75.3%	63.9%
Carpooled	7.9%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	1.2%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.9%	1.5%
Worked from home	12.0%	14.8%
Other means	2.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Winooski
1-unit, detached	43.7%	28.7%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	29.4%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	9.6%
20 or more units	9.7%	29.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Winooski
Poverty rate	8.5%	14.3%
Average household size	2.75	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1987	1961