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Milan, IL
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Milan profile


Living in Milan



Milan is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 4,985 people and three associated neighborhoods, Milan is the 335th largest community in Illinois.

Of important note, Milan is also a village of artists. Milan has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Milan’s character.

Also of interest is that Milan has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The village 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, Milan has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Milan a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

The citizens of Milan are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.72% of adults in Milan having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Milan in 2018 was $39,800, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,200 for a family of four. However, Milan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Milan is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Milan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Milan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Milan include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Milan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.