Milton

Population: 2,123
Median household income: $100,428
Median home value: $244,300

Milton, a community in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, has 2,123 residents. Its median household income of $100,428 runs above the Lafayette Parish figure of $67,660.

From 2019 to 2023, Milton's population declined 7.7% from 2,299 to 2,123, while its median home value rose 16.4% from $209,800 to $244,300.

Households average 2.78 people. The median gross rent is $1,313.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,123
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $100,428
Median home value: $244,300
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 914
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2992,123

Median household income

$91,786$100,428

Median home value

$209,800$244,300

Median gross rent

$2,113$1,313

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,299	$91,786	$209,800	—
2020	2,068	$93,167	$229,600	$2,113
2021	2,205	$92,090	$247,600	$1,317
2022	2,459	$98,818	$255,300	$1,734
2023	2,123	$100,428	$244,300	$1,313

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4417.9%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over2.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	194	9.1%
5 to 17	448	21.1%
18 to 24	107	5.0%
25 to 34	204	9.6%
35 to 44	380	17.9%
45 to 54	228	10.7%
55 to 64	316	14.9%
65 to 74	195	9.2%
75 and over	51	2.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,017	95.0%
Black or African American	99	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree32.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	1.9%
High school graduate	353	25.7%
Some college or associate's	341	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	445	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	209	15.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone95.5%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,029	95.5%
Carpooled	37	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	1.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	288	27.0%
15 to 29 min	411	38.6%
30 to 44 min	248	23.3%
45 to 59 min	52	4.9%
60+ min	67	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 15.5% (323 of 2,090)

	Count	Share
Family households	525	68.6%
Nonfamily households	240	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	765	83.7%
Vacant	149	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	637	83.3%
Renter-occupied	128	16.7%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	784	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	83	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47	5.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2250815
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 30.1139, -92.0691