Milton, Delaware - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,840
Male Share of the Population	43.4%
Female Share of the Population	56.6%
Senior Citizens	27.4%
Employed Population 16+	1,316
Age of the Population	44

Families

% of people married	47.2%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	41.4%
Median Earnings25+	$36,063
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$36,027

Wealth

Median Family Income	$70,313
% Above Poverty Level	88.1%
% Below Poverty Level	11.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.6%
% Using Public Transportation	1.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	36.9%
Median Gross Rent	$981
Median House Value	$277,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	31.3%
Irish	21.7%
English	14.2%
French Except Basque	3.7%
Polish	3.1%
Italian	2.6%
Swiss	2.1%
Greek	1.6%
Swedish	1.1%
Hungarian	1.1%
Russian	0.9%
Danishn	0.8%
Romanian	0.7%
Brazilian	0.6%
Scottish	0.6%
Canadian	0.6%
Lithuanian	0.5%
African	0.5%
Dutch	0.5%
Nigerian	0.5%
Welsh	0.3%
Bulgarian	0.3%
Austrian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.1%
Slovak	0.1%
German	0.1%
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Milton Almanac

Category	Value
County	Sussex County
Standard Zip Codes	19968
Phone Area Codes	302
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	38.77
Approximate Longitude	-75.31

Milton Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	LEWES
Distance	9.6 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 45 F
Apr Temp	44 to 65 F
Jul Temp	68 to 86 F
Oct Temp	50 to 69 F
Annual Precip	46 inches

Station	GEORGETOWN 5 SW
Distance	12.5 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 44 F
Apr Temp	41 to 64 F
Jul Temp	65 to 87 F
Oct Temp	45 to 68 F
Annual Precip	45.3 inches

Station	CAPE MAY 2 NW
Distance	23.5 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 42 F
Apr Temp	43 to 60 F
Jul Temp	67 to 84 F
Oct Temp	49 to 66 F
Annual Precip	41.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Ellendale	436	$45,000
Georgetown	7,123	$53,712
Greenwood	1,017	$60,484
Lewes	3,118	$113,415
Milford	10,835	$55,273
Millsboro	4,238	$65,853

Milton Public Schools

H. O. Brittingham Elementary School
400 Mulberry Street
ZIP: 19968
(302) 684-8522
Primary
Total Enrollment 563

Mariner Middle School
16391 Harbeson Rd.
ZIP: 19968
(302) 684-8516
Middle
Total Enrollment 552

Milton Elementary School
512 Federal Street
ZIP: 19968
(302) 684-2516
Primary
Total Enrollment 579

Milton Private Schools

Eagle's Nest Christian Academy
26633 Zion Church Rd
ZIP: 19968
Elementary
Total Enrollment 279

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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