Milton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 5,778 people and two associated neighborhoods, Milton is the 145th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities 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 city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Milton who work in food service (9.64%), sales jobs (9.43%), and office and administrative support (8.36%). Because of many things, Milton is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Milton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Milton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Being a small city, Milton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Milton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.39% of adults in Milton have a college degree. The per capita income in Milton in 2022 was $37,261, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,044 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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Milton include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Milton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
