Milton, DE Demographic Data
Milton, DE Summary
Milton is located in Sussex County in Delaware
- Population: 2,578
- Area: 1.90 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.80 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.10 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,356.12 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 33.79 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Milton, DE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,533
56%
50.8
Male
1,223
44%
49.2
Total Population
2,756
323,128,000
Milton, DE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
210
7.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
90
3.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
82
3.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
104
3.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
150
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
458
16.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
257
9.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
292
10.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
210
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
223
8.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
456
16.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
159
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
65
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,333
84.7%
77.2
Female
1,324
56.8%
51.3
Male
1,009
43.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,252
81.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
808
29.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
680
24.7%
15.2
Female
375
55.1%
55.8
Male
305
44.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Milton, DE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,722
98.8%
96.8
White
2,100
76.2%
72.6
Black or African American
532
19.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
15
0.5%
0.8
Asian
16
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
12
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
4
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
2
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
57
2.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
34
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
190
6.9%
17.8
Mexican
28
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
100
3.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
62
2.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,566
93.1%
82.2
Milton, DE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
106
5.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
141
6.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
662
31.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
318
15.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
218
10.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
329
15.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
346
16.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
247
11.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,873
88.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
675
31.8%
31.2
Milton, DE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
740
31.2%
33.7%
Now Married
896
37.7%
47.5
Divorced
423
17.8%
11.0%
Separated
92
3.9%
2.0
Widowed
223
9.4
5.8%
Milton, DE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,385
93.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
161
6.3%
21.6%
Spanish
91
3.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
56
2.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
14
0.5%
1.1%
Milton, DE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
113
9.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
55
4.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
142
11.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
85
7.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
232
19.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
213
17.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
154
12.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
146
12.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
39
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
36
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
48,194
57,617
Per capita income
28,114
31,128
Milton, DE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
168
13.9%
9.8
Construction
29
2.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
329
27.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
76
6.3%
6.6
Information
9
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
121
10.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
59
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
87
7.2%
11.4
Public administration
59
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
211
17.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
34
2.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
30
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
54
4.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
431
35.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
138
11.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
382
31.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
207
17.1%
18.1%
Milton, DE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,163
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
914
78.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
93
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
60
5.2%
5.1
Walked
23
2.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
73
6.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.6
26.6
Milton, DE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
100
8.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
466
38.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
501
41.2%
37.1
3 or more
148
12.2%
21.0
Milton, DE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,215
89.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
771
63.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
444
36.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
149
10.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Milton, DE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,364
1 room
13
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
14
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
70
5.1%
9.1
4 rooms
164
12.0%
16.5
5 rooms
292
21.4%
19.8
6 rooms
257
18.8%
17.8
7 rooms
219
16.1%
12.0
8 rooms
158
11.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
177
13.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Milton, DE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,364
1-unit, detached
952
69.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
183
13.4%
5.9
2-units
13
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
69
5.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
69
5.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
73
5.4%
9.0
Mobile home
5
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Milton, DE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
273
20.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
35
2.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
34
2.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
44
3.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
67
4.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
101
7.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
223
16.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
540
39.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
38
2.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
9
0.7%
1.4%
Milton, DE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
184
15.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
232
19.1%
4.7
Electricity
586
48.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
170
14.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
29
2.4%
1.9
Solar energy
4
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
2
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.7%
1.1
Milton, DE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
490
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
4
0.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
38
7.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
52
10.6%
11.8%
$500 to $999
98
20.0%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
109
22.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
189
38.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
194
39.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
93
19.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
57
11.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
20
4.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
126
25.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Milton, DE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
419
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
39
9.3%
11.9%
Less than $500
109
26.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
134
32.0%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
137
32.7%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
25
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
901
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
40
9.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
75
18.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
40
9.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
91
22.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
46
11.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
118
28.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
34
0.0%
0.0%
Milton, DE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
771
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
22
2.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
34
4.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
109
14.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
143
18.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
183
23.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
246
31.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
26
3.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
247,300
205,000