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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Milton, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Milton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Milton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Milton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $80,875.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Milton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Milton is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Milton who work in healthcare (13.62%), management occupations (11.95%), and office and administrative support (10.89%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Milton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 education level of Milton ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Milton, 40.66% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate 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.
