Milltown

Population: 817
Median household income: $37,500
Median home value: $114,200

Milltown is a community in Polk County, Wisconsin, home to 817 residents. Its median household income of $37,500 runs below the Polk County figure of $76,208.

From 2019 to 2023, Milltown's population declined 20.7% from 1,030 to 817, while its median home value rose 25.5% from $91,000 to $114,200.

Owners occupy 64.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 54.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 817
Median age: 54.4 yrs
Median household income: $37,500
Median home value: $114,200
Median gross rent: $672
Housing units: 483
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,030817

Median household income

$37,578$37,500

Median home value

$91,000$114,200

Median gross rent

$598$672

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,030	$37,578	$91,000	$598
2020	1,007	$31,625	$83,000	$600
2021	981	$31,417	$95,100	$642
2022	809	$41,071	$108,200	$621
2023	817	$37,500	$114,200	$672

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6423.0%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	1.1%
5 to 17	86	10.5%
18 to 24	51	6.2%
25 to 34	150	18.4%
35 to 44	52	6.4%
45 to 54	78	9.5%
55 to 64	188	23.0%
65 to 74	121	14.8%
75 and over	82	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	735	90.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	1.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate54.7%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	7.6%
High school graduate	367	54.7%
Some college or associate's	192	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	38	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	23	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone87.3%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	330	87.3%
Carpooled	21	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	6.1%
Other means	4	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	84	23.7%
15 to 29 min	133	37.5%
30 to 44 min	97	27.3%
45 to 59 min	20	5.6%
60+ min	21	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 20.1% (164 of 817)

	Count	Share
Family households	192	45.1%
Nonfamily households	234	54.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	426	88.2%
Vacant	57	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	273	64.1%
Renter-occupied	153	35.9%

1-unit, detached57.1%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units11.2%

Mobile home & other12.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	276	57.1%
1-unit, attached	21	4.3%
2 to 4 units	24	5.0%
5 to 19 units	48	9.9%
20 or more units	54	11.2%
Mobile home & other	60	12.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5552075
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 45.5211, -92.4985