Milton is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 2,195 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Milton is the 95th largest community in West Virginia.

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 sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Milton who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.24%), sales jobs (13.12%), and food service (9.08%).

Milton is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Milton isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.32% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

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

Milton Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Milton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 15.26% of adults 25 and older in Milton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Milton in 2000 was $15,384, 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 $61,536 for a family of four.

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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Milton include English, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Milton is English.