Milan is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,831 people and two associated neighborhoods, Milan is the 255th largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in Milan was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Milan is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.50% of the Milan workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Milan is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Milan who work in office and administrative support (15.11%), management occupations (10.66%), and sales jobs (5.85%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Milan has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Milan a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Milan, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.81 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Milan 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.In Milan, just 8.43% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Milan in 2022 was $28,936, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,744 for a family of four. However, Milan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Milan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Milan residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Milan include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Milan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
