Demographics of Milton town, Vermont

Milton town, Vermont had 10,646 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −95 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 town, in four figures

10,646
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,769 ±37.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −95 people.; 41.6 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $118,977 ±$9,633
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Milton town, Vermont's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Milton town, Vermont'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 town, Vermont's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Milton town, Vermont'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	10,741	100.0	100.0
2021	10,745	100.0	100.2
2022	10,722	99.8	100.7
2023	10,739	100.0	101.6
2024	10,728	99.9	102.5
2025	10,646	99.1	103.1

Population of Milton town, Vermont on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,741	—
2021	10,745	+4
2022	10,722	−23
2023	10,739	+17
2024	10,728	−11
2025	10,646	−82

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.6 ±2.5: for men 41.4 ±5.1 and for women 41.9 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Milton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Under 5	512 ±215	4.8% ±2.0	4.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,384 ±292	12.9% ±2.7	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	866 ±341	8.0% ±3.2	10.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,165 ±454	29.4% ±4.2	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,121 ±424	29.0% ±3.9	26.5% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,721 ±282	16.0% ±2.6	21.4% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $118,977 ±$9,633, and income per person $55,853 ±$5,779, in 2024 dollars. The median is $81,203 ±$1,339 in Vermont and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Milton town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Vermont	United States
Under $25,000	395 ±181	9.4% ±4.2	13.5% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	473 ±196	11.2% ±4.6	16.8% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	461 ±147	10.9% ±3.4	16.3% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	421 ±138	10.0% ±3.2	12.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	960 ±200	22.7% ±4.5	19.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	880 ±192	20.9% ±4.3	10.4% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	630 ±156	14.9% ±3.6	11.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Vermont	United States
All ages	127 to 653	1.2% to 6.1%	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 44	0% to 2.3%	10.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	33 to 289	0.5% to 4.7%	10.5% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	28 to 408	1.1% to 14.8%	8.8% ±0.5	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 town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Milton town	Vermont	United States
Housing units	4,425 ±276	339,042 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.4% ±1.6	80.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.0% to 7.3%	19.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.9% ±3.9	73.2% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.1% ±3.8	26.8% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$372,500 ±$19,533	$316,600 ±$3,361	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,536 ±$257	$1,234 ±$18	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±3	1976 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Hispanic or Latino	50 to 246	0.5% to 2.3%	2.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,886 ±263	91.8% ±2.4	89.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	96 to 394	0.9% to 3.7%	1.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 91	0% to 0.8%	1.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 107	0% to 1.0%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	398 ±193	3.7% ±1.8	4.1% ±0.2	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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Born in the state	7,210 ±485	67.0% ±4.5	47.4% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,099 ±458	28.8% ±4.3	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 83	< 0.1% to 0.8%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	418 ±181	3.9% ±1.7	4.3% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	144 to 488	1.3% to 4.5%	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	45 to 159	0.4% to 1.5%	1.5% ±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 town among the places and towns of Vermont

9th of 34 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Vermont page.

Places of Vermont near Milton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Rutland city	15,712 ±37
Bennington town	15,249 ±23
Brattleboro town	12,122 ±20
Essex town	11,516 ±22
Essex Junction city	10,803 ±21
Milton town	10,769 ±37
Hartford town	10,736 ±22
Williston town	10,144 ±24
Bennington CDP	9,245 ±559
Middlebury town	9,175 ±22
Springfield town	9,084 ±23

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 · U.S. Government work

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