Milton is a very small town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 3,773 people and four associated neighborhoods, Milton is the 20th largest community in Delaware. Milton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Milton, where the median household income is $80,875.00.

Also of interest is that Milton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Milton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Milton are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.66% of adults in Milton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Milton in 2022 was $41,559, which is middle income relative to Delaware, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,236 for a family of four. However, Milton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Milton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Milton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Milton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Milton include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Milton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.