Milton vs Salt Rock

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

Milton and Salt Rock are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Milton has the higher population (2,773 vs 161 in Salt Rock). Milton has the higher median household income ($54,135 vs $23,411 in Salt Rock). Since 2019, Milton's population has grown faster (+7.2% vs -3.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Salt Rock
Population	2,773	161
Median age	50.3 yrs	59.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,135	$23,411
Median home value	$123,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,050	—
Housing units	1,494	91
Homeownership rate	62.0%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Salt Rock
Population	2,586 → 2,773 (+7.2%)	166 → 161 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$32,238 → $54,135 (+67.9%)	$43,260 → $23,411 (-45.9%)
Median home value	$119,200 → $123,500 (+3.6%)	—
Median gross rent	$687 → $1,050 (+52.8%)	—

Milton

Population

2,5862,773

Median household income

$32,238$54,135

Median home value

$119,200$123,500

Median gross rent

$687$1,050

Salt Rock

Population

166161

Median household income

$43,260$23,411

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Salt Rock
Under 5	11.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	5.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	22.0%	65.2%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.1%
75 and over	13.3%	26.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Salt Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Salt Rock
No high school diploma	12.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	43.4%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Salt Rock
Drove alone	82.2%	—
Carpooled	8.0%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	9.9%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Salt Rock
1-unit, detached	52.7%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.3%	30.8%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Salt Rock
Poverty rate	12.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.28	1.77
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1996	—