Milton vs Waller

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

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

Milton has the higher population (8,747 vs 7,857 in Waller). Waller has the higher median household income ($118,077 vs $89,804 in Milton). Milton has the higher median home value ($511,000 vs $481,200 in Waller).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Waller
Population	8,747	7,857
Median age	38.1 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$89,804	$118,077
Median home value	$511,000	$481,200
Median gross rent	$1,986	$1,785
Housing units	3,340	3,047
Homeownership rate	58.3%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Waller
Population	7,715 → 8,747 (+13.4%)	7,647 → 7,857 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$74,394 → $89,804 (+20.7%)	$83,438 → $118,077 (+41.5%)
Median home value	$303,900 → $511,000 (+68.1%)	$314,000 → $481,200 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,320 → $1,986 (+50.5%)	$1,144 → $1,785 (+56.0%)

Milton

Population

7,7158,747

Median household income

$74,394$89,804

Median home value

$303,900$511,000

Median gross rent

$1,320$1,986

Waller

Population

7,6477,857

Median household income

$83,438$118,077

Median home value

$314,000$481,200

Median gross rent

$1,144$1,785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Waller
Under 5	6.8%	7.4%
5 to 17	19.4%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.3%	13.8%
35 to 44	17.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	7.2%	9.3%
75 and over	7.4%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Waller
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	75.3%
Black or African American	2.3%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.7%
Asian	6.9%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.2%
Some other race	1.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	6.3%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Waller
No high school diploma	9.4%	7.2%
High school graduate	32.4%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Waller
Drove alone	77.5%	68.8%
Carpooled	9.6%	9.7%
Public transit	2.0%	2.8%
Walked	1.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	16.4%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Waller
1-unit, detached	51.0%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	0.1%
20 or more units	15.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Waller
Poverty rate	11.4%	7.4%
Average household size	2.71	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	29	34
Median year structure built	1988	1971