Demographics of Milton city, Washington

Milton city, Washington had 8,911 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +125 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Milton city, in four figures

8,911
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,894 ±632.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +125 people.; 37.9 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $96,540 ±$6,893
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Milton city, Washington's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Milton city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Milton city, Washington's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Milton city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,786	100.0	100.0
2021	8,927	101.6	100.2
2022	8,876	101.0	100.7
2023	8,810	100.3	101.6
2024	8,885	101.1	102.5
2025	8,911	101.4	103.1

Population of Milton city, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,786	—
2021	8,927	+141
2022	8,876	−51
2023	8,810	−66
2024	8,885	+75
2025	8,911	+26

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±1.9: for men 40.6 ±1.8 and for women 35.5 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Milton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	548 ±231	6.2% ±2.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,659 ±344	18.7% ±3.6	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	681 ±180	7.7% ±2.0	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,831 ±453	31.8% ±4.6	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,018 ±317	22.7% ±3.2	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,157 ±220	13.0% ±2.3	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $96,540 ±$6,893, and income per person $42,137 ±$4,465, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Milton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	116 to 398	3.6% to 12.1%	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	441 ±166	13.5% ±4.9	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	416 ±150	12.7% ±4.5	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	634 ±170	19.3% ±4.9	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	739 ±180	22.5% ±5.2	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	460 ±206	14.0% ±6.2	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	331 ±100	10.1% ±2.9	18.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Milton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	890 ±435	10.2% ±4.9	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	67 to 467	3.6% to 22.4%	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	229 to 765	4.9% to 15.5%	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	47 to 205	2.7% to 11.3%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Milton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Milton city	Washington	United States
Housing units	3,374 ±284	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.2% ±11.3	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 5.9%	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.0% ±6.6	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.0% ±5.9	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$539,700 ±$43,247	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,199 ±$124	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±4	1985 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Milton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,417 ±463	15.9% ±5.1	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,739 ±801	64.5% ±7.8	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	105 to 579	1.2% to 6.5%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	238 to 730	2.7% to 8.2%	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 92	0% to 1.0%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 227	0% to 2.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 277	0% to 3.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	654 ±277	7.4% ±3.1	6.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Milton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	5,469 ±507	61.5% ±3.7	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,018 ±402	22.7% ±4.2	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	49 to 307	0.6% to 3.4%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,229 ±384	13.8% ±4.2	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	830 ±366	9.3% ±4.1	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	399 ±162	4.5% ±1.8	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Milton city among the places of Washington

140th of 194 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Places of Washington near Milton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
DuPont city	9,931 ±52
College Place city	9,854 ±23
Tehaleh CDP	9,561 ±1,189
Midland CDP	9,050 ±987
Orting city	8,978 ±24
Milton city	8,894 ±632
Hoquiam city	8,800 ±26
Othello city	8,795 ±25
Summit CDP	8,791 ±1,102
Toppenish city	8,723 ±31
Barberton CDP	8,668 ±822

Rankings this appears in

No. 10 Places in Washington by poverty rate
No. 12 Places in Washington by median rent
No. 24 Places in Washington by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 37 Places in Washington by median age
No. 47 Places in Washington by foreign-born share
No. 67 Places in Washington by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026