Milton town, WV

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,773 ( 350 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population density: 1408.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,766	99.75%	17.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	7	0.25%	68.2%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	7	0.25%	88.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	405	20.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-55	-2.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,423
2,361	97.44%
14	0.58%
0	0.00%
2	0.08%
22	0.91%
24	0.99%
62	2.56%

2000
2,195
2,146	97.77%
0	0.00%
7	0.32%
0	0.00%
6	0.27%
36	1.64%
49	2.23%

1990
2,242
2,236	99.73%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.13%
n/a
2	0.09%
6	0.27%

1980
2,178
2,155	98.94%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.18%
n/a
21	0.96%
23	1.06%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

215	9.8
13	0.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-90	-4.0
43	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

81	3.7
-17	-0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Milton town, WV

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.5
696	25.1%
2,077	74.9%
510	18.4%

1,274
2.18

690	54.2%
547	79.3%
64	9.3%
584	45.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.2
496	20.5%
1,927	79.5%
449	18.5%

1,132
2.14

666	58.8%
478	71.8%
77	11.6%
466	41.2%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
481	21.9%
1,714	78.1%
408	18.6%

1,018
2.16

632	62.1%
477	75.5%
96	15.2%
386	37.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
562	25.1%
1,680	74.9%
347	15.5%

936
2.38

615	65.7%
508	82.6%
58	9.4%
321	34.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
587	27.0%
1,591	73.0%
343	15.7%

872
2.50

639	73.3%
507	79.3%
65	10.2%
233	26.7%

2022 Housing Data for Milton town, WV

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	110	8.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	16	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	39	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	147	11.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	22	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	157	12.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	158	12.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	58	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	84	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	126	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	89	7.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	156	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	35	2.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	26	2.0%
$200,000 or more	51	4.0%

Median Household Income	42,857
Per Capita Income	28,014

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	104	8.2%
Public Assistance	58	4.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	113	8.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,116	66.3%
Unemployed	101	6.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,217	72.3%
Not in Labor Force	466	27.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	439	391	52.9%
Non-Profit	39	26	60.0%
Self-Employed	11	0	100.0%

Local Government	0	80	0.0%
State Government	52	90	36.6%
Federal Government	26	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	450	391	53.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	117	196	37.4%
Total	567	587	49.1%

Pct. Govt.	21.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	147	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	334	28.9%
Professional, Technical	354	30.7%
Service Occupations	132	11.4%
All others	187	16.2%

White Collar		72.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	216	18.7%
Retail trade	183	15.9%
Manufacturing	135	11.7%
Educational services	125	10.8%
Public administration	90	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	83	7.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	46	4.0%
Construction	44	3.8%
Utilities	44	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	40	3.5%
Wholesale trade	35	3.0%
Finance and insurance	27	2.3%
Accommodation and food services	26	2.3%
Other services	24	2.1%
Information	19	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	1.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,365	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	756	27.3%
Irish	460	16.6%
German	379	13.7%
English	362	13.1%
Scotch-Irish	91	3.3%
French	56	2.0%
Dutch	46	1.7%
Greek	46	1.7%
Scottish	45	1.6%
Italian	35	1.3%
Romanian	35	1.3%
Scandinavian	26	0.9%
British	24	0.9%
Polish	24	0.9%
Austrian	23	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,773	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	2,773	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
134	7.0%	129	6.7%	575	30.0%	711	37.1%	198	10.3%	170	8.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	134	7.0%
9-12 Years	129	6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	575	30.0%
Some College	711	37.1%
Bach. Degree	198	10.3%
Grad Degree	170	8.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +59	D +23	D + 9.0%
D +82
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	51%	Donald Trump* (R)	825	72.3%	Joe Biden (D)	301	26.4%	15	1.3%	1,141	4	26	0.14%
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	766	72.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	219	20.7%	73	6.9%	1,058	5	27	0.15%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Milton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

301

26.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

825

72.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,141

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Milton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

219

20.7%

Donald Trump (R)

766

72.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,058

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 27

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Milton town, WV

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	50%	Shelley Capito* (R)	818	73.6%	Paula Swearengin (D)	263	23.7%	30 [+]	2.7%	1,111	3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: David Moran (Libertarian) 30 (2.7%);
2020	G	49%	Jim Justice* (R)	728	67.2%	Ben Salango (D)	306	28.3%	49 [+]	4.5%	1,083	2	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Erika Kolenich (Libertarian) 27 (2.5%); Danny Lutz (Mountain) 22 (2.0%);
2018	S1	40%	Patrick Morrissey (R)	423	49.3%	Joe Manchin* (D)	418	48.7%	17 [+]	2.0%	858	3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rusty Hollen (Libertarian) 17 (2.0%);
2016	G	50%	Jim Justice (D)	501	48.0%	Bill Cole (R)	474	45.4%	68 [+]	6.5%	1,043	3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charlotte Pritt (Mountain) 49 (4.7%); David Moran (Libertarian) 17 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,539
Median Value	$95,000

Occupied	1,274	82.8%
Vacant	265	17.2%

Owned	696	54.6%
Rented	578	45.4%
Median Rent	$934

Single-Family Units	721	46.8%
Detached	685	44.5%
Attached	36	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	370	24.0%
Mobile Homes	302	19.6%

Milton town, WV

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Milton town, WV

2022 Housing Data for Milton town, WV

2022 Income & Employment Data for Milton town, WV

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Milton town, WV

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Milton town, WV

Historical Presidential Election Results for Milton town, WV

Historical Statewide Election Results for Milton town, WV