Milton is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 2,799 people and three associated neighborhoods, Milton is the 84th largest community in West Virginia. 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 $46,429.00. Milton real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Milton house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.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 sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Milton who work in office and administrative support (17.39%), sales jobs (17.12%), and management occupations (8.61%). 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: 17.84% 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. Being a small town, Milton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Milton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.26% of adults 25 and older in Milton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Milton in 2022 was $26,231, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,924 for a family of four. However, Milton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 German, Irish, English, French, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Milton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
