Milton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 10,689 people and three associated neighborhoods, Milton is the eighth largest community in Vermont.Unlike some towns, Milton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Milton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Milton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Milton who work in management occupations (12.02%), office and administrative support (11.67%), and sales jobs (9.94%). Of important note, Milton is also a town of artists. Milton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Milton’s character. Also of interest is that Milton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.34% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Milton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Milton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Milton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.56 minutes every day commuting to 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: 31.42% of adults in Milton have a college degree. The per capita income in Milton in 2022 was $48,340, which is wealthy relative to Vermont and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $193,360 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Milton include Irish, French Canadian, French, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Milton is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Polish.
