Clinton vs Milton

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

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

Milton has the higher population (5,685 vs 2,034 in Clinton). Milton has the higher median household income ($84,648 vs $68,571 in Clinton). Milton has the higher median home value ($210,500 vs $172,300 in Clinton).

Population, income & housing

	Clinton	Milton
Population	2,034	5,685
Median age	37.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,571	$84,648
Median home value	$172,300	$210,500
Median gross rent	$1,071	$940
Housing units	883	2,261
Homeownership rate	66.5%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clinton	Milton
Population	2,036 → 2,034 (-0.1%)	5,573 → 5,685 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$67,109 → $68,571 (+2.2%)	$67,523 → $84,648 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$129,500 → $172,300 (+33.1%)	$149,800 → $210,500 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $1,071 (+50.2%)	$787 → $940 (+19.4%)

Clinton

Population

2,0362,034

Median household income

$67,109$68,571

Median home value

$129,500$172,300

Median gross rent

$713$1,071

Milton

Population

5,5735,685

Median household income

$67,523$84,648

Median home value

$149,800$210,500

Median gross rent

$787$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clinton	Milton
Under 5	4.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	22.1%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.9%	11.1%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	15.0%
45 to 54	8.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	14.2%	8.7%
65 to 74	11.3%	8.5%
75 and over	8.3%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clinton	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	90.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clinton	Milton
No high school diploma	5.3%	3.6%
High school graduate	35.2%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clinton	Milton
Drove alone	87.2%	88.4%
Carpooled	5.3%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clinton	Milton
1-unit, detached	65.0%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	10.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Clinton	Milton
Poverty rate	5.9%	4.3%
Average household size	2.37	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1961	1977