Milton is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 2,767 people and three associated neighborhoods, Milton is the 84th largest community in West Virginia. Much of the housing stock in Milton was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Milton economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Milton, where the median household income is $42,857.00.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 office and administrative support (16.20%), sales jobs (12.74%), and management occupations (9.36%). 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. 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.65% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Milton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Milton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.20% of the adults in Milton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Milton in 2022 was $28,014, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,056 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. Important ancestries of people in Milton include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Milton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
