Milton is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 26,062 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Milton is the 68th largest community in Massachusetts. Milton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Milton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.48% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. 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 (14.73%), office and administrative support jobs (12.42%), and sales jobs (10.02%).

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.

In addition, Milton is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Milton is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Milton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Milton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Milton are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Milton Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Milton, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Milton is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.19% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Milton in 2000 was $37,138, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,552 for a family of four. However, Milton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Milton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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, Italian, English, German, Haitian, and Polish.

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