Moving to Milton, Pennsylvania
Population: 6,650. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,484 (-2.5% change)
Males: 3,126 (47.0%), Females: 3,524 (53.0%)
Zip code: 17847
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $30,252
Median house value: $79,700
Population by Race
Races in Milton:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
- Black (2.4%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (42.1%), Irish (9.7%), United States (9.4%), English (7.8%), Dutch (6.0%), Italian (4.2%).
Land area: 3.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Milton
- High school or higher: 80.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Milton borough
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 52.4%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 10.9%
2.2% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.5% Asia, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -615 (-8.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Milton:
- EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LEWISBURG, PA)
- SUNBURY COMMUNITY HOSP (about 13 miles; SUNBURY, PA)
- DANVILLE STATE HOSP (about 16 miles; DANVILLE, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Milton:
- WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 16 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Abbreviation: IPT)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 58 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 70 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Abbreviation: UNV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Milton:
- SUNBURY (about 11 miles; SUNBURY, PA; Abbreviation: 71N)
- SUNBURY (about 13 miles; SUNBURY, PA; Abbreviation: H11)
- PENN VALLEY (about 14 miles; SELINSGROVE, PA; Abbreviation: SEG)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Milton:
- PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS ACADEMY (Location: PO BOX 475 MILTON INDUSTRIAL PARK; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Milton:
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,534)
- PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 20 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,666)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
- LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 41 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,738)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 50 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
- MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 57 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,831)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 57 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
Schools
Public high schools in Milton:
- MILTON HS (Students: 824; Grades: 09 – 12)
- SUSQ-CYBER CS (Students: 110; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Milton:
- MEADOWBROOK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 353; Location: RR 4 BOX 2000; Grades: PK – 12)
- BETHESDA PREP SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: 51 LOWER MARKET ST.; Grades: 6 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Milton:
- MILTON AREA MS (Students: 610; Grades: 06 – 08)
- MILTON AREA EL SCH (Students: 535; Grades: KG – 05)
Libraries
Library in Milton:
- MILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $72,957; Location: 23 SOUTH FRONT ST; 22,395 books; 613 audio materials; 901 video materials; 65 serial subscriptions)