Milton is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 6,603 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Milton is the 296th largest community in Florida.

Milton is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Milton is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Milton who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.34%), sales jobs (10.65%), and food service (8.10%).

Milton is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Milton, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Milton are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Being a small city, Milton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Milton Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Milton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 15.36% of the adults in Milton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Milton in 2000 was $15,685, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,740 for a family of four.

Milton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Milton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Milton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Milton include Irish, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Milton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.