Edgerton vs Milton

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

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

Edgerton has the higher population (5,924 vs 5,685 in Milton). Milton has the higher median household income ($84,648 vs $84,185 in Edgerton). Edgerton has the higher median home value ($243,900 vs $210,500 in Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Edgerton	Milton
Population	5,924	5,685
Median age	38.4 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$84,185	$84,648
Median home value	$243,900	$210,500
Median gross rent	$1,081	$940
Housing units	2,476	2,261
Homeownership rate	60.9%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgerton	Milton
Population	5,550 → 5,924 (+6.7%)	5,573 → 5,685 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$65,641 → $84,185 (+28.3%)	$67,523 → $84,648 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$158,200 → $243,900 (+54.2%)	$149,800 → $210,500 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$777 → $1,081 (+39.1%)	$787 → $940 (+19.4%)

Edgerton

Population

5,5505,924

Median household income

$65,641$84,185

Median home value

$158,200$243,900

Median gross rent

$777$1,081

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)

	Edgerton	Milton
Under 5	6.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	22.8%	18.9%
18 to 24	6.8%	11.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.6%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	14.5%
55 to 64	7.7%	8.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.5%
75 and over	6.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgerton	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	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	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgerton	Milton
No high school diploma	8.8%	3.6%
High school graduate	30.0%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgerton	Milton
Drove alone	79.6%	88.4%
Carpooled	4.9%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgerton	Milton
1-unit, detached	63.3%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	10.0%
20 or more units	16.2%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Edgerton	Milton
Poverty rate	6.0%	4.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1971	1977