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Milton, DE Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Milton is $26,963, which is lower than the state average of $30,191 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Milton median household income is $49,615, which has grown by 53.28% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 27.12% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Milton residents spend 27.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #34

Milton, DE	26,963 USD
Delaware	30,191 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Milton, DE	31,463 USD
Delaware	33,303 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Milton, DE	34,313 USD
Delaware	38,619 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Milton, DE	26,458 USD
Delaware	29,263 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #53

Milton, DE	49,615 USD
Delaware	60,231 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Milton, DE	61,462 USD
Delaware	78,589 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #18

Milton, DE	53.28%
Delaware	27.12%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Milton, DE		Delaware		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.07%	$26,156, see rank	22.26%	$15,112	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.33%	$17,700, see rank	32.61%	$19,097	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.75%	$4,281, see rank	2.56%	$3,008	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	30.47%	$20,349, see rank	23.57%	$25,529	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Milton, DE	59,063 USD
Delaware	72,683 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Milton, DE	66,012 USD
Delaware	90,884 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Milton, DE	Delaware	U.S.
White	$51,768, see rank	$64,791	$56,900
Black	$27,188, see rank	$46,149	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,345, see rank	$46,295	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Milton, DE	Delaware	U.S.
less than 25	$66,667, see rank	$29,750	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,395, see rank	$64,800	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,172, see rank	$72,237	$65,027
65 or over	$34,167, see rank	$44,076	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Milton, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,183, see rank	734,886	248,775,628
Male¹	961, 44.02%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	634, 65.97%, see rank	68.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.77%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	634, 65.97%, see rank	67.25%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	565, 89.12%, see rank	90.88%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	69, 10.88%, see rank	9.12%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	327, 34.03%, see rank	31.98%	30.72%
Female¹	1,222, 55.98%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	596, 48.77%, see rank	60.00%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	596, 48.77%, see rank	59.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	577, 96.81%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	19, 3.19%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	626, 51.23%, see rank	40.00%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Milton, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,115, 100%	419,999	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	867, 77.76%, see rank	80.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	160, 14.35%, see rank	8.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	28, 2.51%, see rank	3.13%	5.06%
Walked	28, 2.51%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	32, 2.87%, see rank	3.96%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Milton, DE	27.0 minutes
Delaware	25.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Milton, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,142	426,103	143,435,233
Male¹	565, 49.47%, see rank	50.36%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	184, 32.57%, see rank	33.83%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	109, 19.29%, see rank	16.13%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	97, 17.17%, see rank	16.94%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	47, 8.32%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	91, 16.11%, see rank	16.62%	17.94%
Female¹	577, 50.53%, see rank	49.64%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	244, 42.29%, see rank	42.53%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	101, 17.50%, see rank	20.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	189, 32.76%, see rank	31.94%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	43, 7.45%, see rank	4.86%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Milton, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,142, 100%	426,103	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.01%	1.96%
Construction	57, 4.99%, see rank	6.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	115, 10.07%, see rank	9.32%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	26, 2.28%, see rank	2.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	190, 16.64%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	61, 5.34%, see rank	4.75%	4.93%
Information	16, 1.40%, see rank	1.62%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	51, 4.47%, see rank	9.96%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	82, 7.18%, see rank	9.75%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	299, 26.18%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	155, 13.57%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	59, 5.17%, see rank	5.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	31, 2.71%, see rank	4.37%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Milton, DE	%	Delaware	U.S.
Population in Poverty	366	13.78%, see rank	12.01%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	81	12.13%, see rank	8.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.