Milton

Population: 28,481
Median household income: $178,053
Median home value: $896,500

Milton is a community in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, home to 28,481 residents. The median household income of $178,053 is above the Norfolk County median ($126,497).

Between 2019 and 2023, Milton's population grew 3.3% from 27,572 to 28,481, while its median home value rose 44.9% from $618,800 to $896,500.

4.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.95 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,481
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $178,053
Median home value: $896,500
Median gross rent: $1,503
Housing units: 9,402
Homeownership rate: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,57228,481

Median household income

$133,718$178,053

Median home value

$618,800$896,500

Median gross rent

$1,330$1,503

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,572	$133,718	$618,800	$1,330
2020	27,590	$141,050	$651,600	$1,239
2021	28,382	$153,971	$710,700	$1,276
2022	28,450	$170,531	$838,100	$1,454
2023	28,481	$178,053	$896,500	$1,503

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,263	4.4%
5 to 17	6,056	21.3%
18 to 24	2,928	10.3%
25 to 34	2,008	7.1%
35 to 44	3,980	14.0%
45 to 54	3,769	13.2%
55 to 64	3,943	13.8%
65 to 74	2,647	9.3%
75 and over	1,887	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,297	71.3%
Black or African American	4,117	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	0.2%
Asian	1,683	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	137	0.5%
Two or more races	1,205	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	983	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate12.7%

Some college or associate's12.6%

Bachelor's degree33.3%

Graduate or professional degree37.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	782	4.3%
High school graduate	2,319	12.7%
Some college or associate's	2,294	12.6%
Bachelor's degree	6,066	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6,773	37.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone56.0%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit8.8%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home25.6%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,993	56.0%
Carpooled	544	3.8%
Public transit	1,259	8.8%
Walked	359	2.5%
Bicycle	111	0.8%
Worked from home	3,659	25.6%
Other means	344	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,505	14.2%
15 to 29 min	3,345	31.5%
30 to 44 min	2,695	25.4%
45 to 59 min	1,486	14.0%
60+ min	1,579	14.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 4.7% (1,271 of 27,008)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,125	78.0%
Nonfamily households	2,014	22.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,139	97.2%
Vacant	263	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,738	84.7%
Renter-occupied	1,401	15.3%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,038	74.9%
1-unit, attached	451	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1,267	13.5%
5 to 19 units	202	2.1%
20 or more units	444	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2541725
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.3 sq mi
Center point: 42.2416, -71.0824