With 8,894 people, Milton is a city in Washington. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 3,099 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. Density works out to 3,199 people per square mile. Renters pay $2,199 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $96,540, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 89%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Milton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$209,286 → $539,700(+158%)US over the same years: +67%
White share94.4% → 64.5%(−29.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population5,011 → 8,894(+77%)US over the same years: +35%
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)32.1%(174)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(128)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24%(130)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.2%(23)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 542 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
5,011
$85,819
$209,286
19.4%
13.5
2000
5,795
$87,742
$285,636
14.5%
27.1
2010
6,968
$87,643
$400,642
19.7%
43.4
2020
8,697
$93,405
$412,820
21.9%
65.7
2024
8,894
$96,540
$539,700
22.1%
67.9
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.
