Milton vs Orfordville

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

Milton and Orfordville 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 1,567 in Orfordville). Milton has the higher median household income ($84,648 vs $77,500 in Orfordville). Milton has the higher median home value ($210,500 vs $176,300 in Orfordville).

Population, income & housing

	Milton	Orfordville
Population	5,685	1,567
Median age	37.3 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$84,648	$77,500
Median home value	$210,500	$176,300
Median gross rent	$940	—
Housing units	2,261	669
Homeownership rate	77.4%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milton	Orfordville
Population	5,573 → 5,685 (+2.0%)	1,286 → 1,567 (+21.9%)
Median household income	$67,523 → $84,648 (+25.4%)	$65,855 → $77,500 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$149,800 → $210,500 (+40.5%)	$143,100 → $176,300 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$787 → $940 (+19.4%)	$936 → $985 (+5.2%)

Milton

Population

5,5735,685

Median household income

$67,523$84,648

Median home value

$149,800$210,500

Median gross rent

$787$940

Orfordville

Population

1,2861,567

Median household income

$65,855$77,500

Median home value

$143,100$176,300

Median gross rent

$936$985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milton	Orfordville
Under 5	4.6%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	11.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.6%	13.6%
35 to 44	15.0%	8.3%
45 to 54	14.5%	14.0%
55 to 64	8.7%	9.6%
65 to 74	8.5%	8.6%
75 and over	6.1%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milton	Orfordville
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milton	Orfordville
No high school diploma	3.6%	14.8%
High school graduate	32.7%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milton	Orfordville
Drove alone	88.4%	82.3%
Carpooled	3.9%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	1.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	8.2%
Other means	0.5%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milton	Orfordville
1-unit, detached	68.2%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	20.5%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Milton	Orfordville
Poverty rate	4.3%	8.8%
Average household size	2.53	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1977	1970