CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Miltona

Minnesota · 171 residents · 0.67 sq mi

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Miltona is home to 171 people in Minnesota. At a median age of 43.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 46%. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. There are 108 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $34,200.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

171

−39%vs 2000

vs 279 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.2

+39%vs 2000

vs 31.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.67 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024418

Age distribution, 1990

Under 51.2%(2)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.7%(8)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.7%(20)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(10)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 241.8%(3)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(22)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(26)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.8%(27)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(15)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.3%(21)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.6%(13)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,563

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,889

−36%vs 2000

vs $13,845 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.6%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,200

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$208

−42%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $475 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.1%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

18.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(275)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(171)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American0.2%(1)

Colombian0.2%(1)

Asian origin

Korean0.7%(3)

Ancestry

German38.3%(160)

Irish11.2%(47)

Norwegian10.5%(44)

English10.3%(43)

Swedish6.9%(29)

American5%(21)

Polish3.1%(13)

Dutch1.9%(8)

French1.7%(7)

West Indian1.4%(6)

Haitian1.4%(6)

Italian1%(4)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish0.7%(3)

Czech0.5%(2)

Danish0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.4%

−15.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.3 min

+179%vs 2000

vs 11.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.2%(39)

Married66.5%(107)

Widowed3.7%(6)

Divorced5.6%(9)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(33)

Married59.4%(101)

Widowed2.4%(4)

Divorced18.8%(32)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.4%

−10.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.7%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

−12.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.0%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.8%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.1%(8)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 19 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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