Milan is home to 8,244 people in Tennessee. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The typical home is worth $144,100, having more than doubled since 2000. Households here earn about 37% less than in Tennessee as a whole. The foreign-born share is 2%. The median household earns $43,886, about 47% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,886, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Milan
What changed most since 1990
Median age38.6 → 36.4(−2.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.2% → 15.6%(+5.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants64.4% → 55.9%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Milan's population equals 16% of Gibson County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 26% 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)32.2%(138)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.2%(142)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.5%(109)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 428 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
Milan, decade by decade
Milan 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
7,512
$50,310
$106,323
10.2%
44.2
2000
7,664
$56,118
$122,780
14.1%
48.6
2010
7,851
$46,323
$131,917
22.4%
53.4
2020
8,171
$52,481
$123,143
15.2%
58.7
2024
8,244
$43,886
$144,100
15.6%
60.6
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.
