Milton is home to 3,555 people in Vermont. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 2,018 people. The median age is 47.1, about 8 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 24% of adults. 4% of locals were born outside the United States. People stay put here: 96% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,550, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Milton
What changed most since 1990
Median age29.8 → 47.1(+17.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population1,578 → 3,555(+125%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.0% → 23.6%(+8.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Milton's population equals 2.1% of Chittenden County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.2% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.0% 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)29%(81)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(44)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.6%(63)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.6%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 279 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
1,578
$76,668
$231,127
15.0%
2.0
2000
1,537
$84,630
$216,048
20.5%
7.0
2010
1,861
$92,263
$310,156
21.4%
8.2
2020
3,804
$75,500
$284,102
16.8%
21.8
2024
3,555
$77,550
$337,600
23.6%
27.3
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.
