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Milton town, Norfolk County, MA

27,568 Population
13 square miles 2,118.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Norfolk County: 40.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$54,831 ±$3,082 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Norfolk County: $52,036 ±$623
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $41,794 ±$203
$127,448 ±$7,315 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Norfolk County: $99,511 ±$1,321
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $77,378 ±$425

4.4% ±1.2% (1,138  ±302) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Norfolk County: 6.5% 44,011 (±0.4% / ±2,445)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 710,305 (±0.2% / ±10,546)

34.1 minutes ±1.7 (439,640  ±26,097) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Norfolk County: 34.3 11,832,550 (±0.3 / ±130,501)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.7 98,776,565 (±0.1 / ±435,192)

Families

8,881 ±199 Number of households
  • Norfolk County: 263,551 ±1,031
  • Massachusetts: 2,601,914 ±4,637
2.9 ±0.1 (25,717  ±202) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Norfolk County: 2.6 679,779 (±0 / ±971)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,579,553

5.6% ±1.8% (361  ±120) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 4.4% 7,324 (±0.4% / ±606)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,766 (±0.1% / ±1,962)

Housing

9,335 ±216 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk County: 277,275 ±413
  • Massachusetts: 2,882,739 ±709

$586,200 ±$16,402 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Norfolk County: $452,500 ±$3,515
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $366,800 ±$1,044

10.9% ±2.3% (2,955  ±621.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 11.6% 80,319 (±0.5% / ±3,134.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12.9% 869,463 (±0.1% / ±9,750.7)

Social

95.2% ±4.2% (16,807  ±804.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 93.9% 458,709 (±0.9% / ±4,157.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.4% 4,294,435 (±0.3% / ±14,412.6)
61% ±3.2% (10,758  ±603.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Norfolk County: 53% 258,768 (±0.6% / ±2,990.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 42.9% 2,037,702 (±0.2% / ±9,541.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.6% ±1.8% (4,024  ±491) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Norfolk County: 17.7% 123,506 (±0.4% / ±2,695)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.5% 1,129,732 (±0.1% / ±9,405)

5.6% ±0.9% (1,153  ±192) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk County: 5.6% 30,450 (±0.2% / ±930)
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 5.8% 315,859 (±0.1% / ±3,504)
1,153 Total veterans ±192 1,094 Male ±187 59 Female ±47

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