Milton is home to 6,534 people in Pennsylvania. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 34.0. The foreign-born share is 3%. Households here earn about 30% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,577, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Milton
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants56.8% → 48.3%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Milton's population equals 7.2% of Northumberland County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 13% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 11% of the county's.
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)8.2%(29)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)53.3%(188)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32%(113)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 353 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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Over time
Milton, decade by decade
Milton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,746
$61,142
$115,683
7.6%
7.1
2000
6,650
$55,109
$143,911
13.9%
14.6
2010
7,042
$52,521
$155,510
13.0%
26.7
2020
6,609
$57,596
$162,534
16.3%
36.7
2024
6,534
$54,577
$196,800
19.9%
40.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
