With 5,706 people, Milton is a city in Wisconsin. The foreign-born share is 5%. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $249,200, having more than doubled since 2000. Median rent is $930 a month.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,959, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, 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 occupants65.2% → 74.0%(+8.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age31.1 → 40.9(+9.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share98.4% → 86.3%(−12.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Milton's population equals 3.5% of Rock County's. Its number of veterans equals 6.6% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.5% 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)33.2%(193)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17%(99)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.3%(176)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 581 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
4,434
$68,887
$129,604
14.1%
3.9
2000
5,132
$78,697
$195,464
18.5%
5.3
2010
5,546
$71,396
$213,772
28.6%
12.2
2020
5,716
$84,897
$189,805
25.5%
19.3
2024
5,706
$85,959
$249,200
28.3%
30.5
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.
