Housing data for Milton, LA

Milton, LA has an estimated 2,793 residents and 941 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Parish.

10.3% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
2,793 (±675)
Housing units
941 (±179)
Households that rent
10.3%
Residents since 2015–2019
+21.5%

What stands out in Milton

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±8.1 points) in Milton, lower than in Lafayette Parish (14.7%).

Households that rent: 10.3% (±8.5 points) in Milton, lower than in Lafayette Parish (34.5%).

Working from home: 2.9% (±2.8 points) in Milton, lower than in Lafayette Parish (10.4%).

Homes built before 1980: 22.3% (±11.8 points) in Milton, lower than in Lafayette Parish (35.8%).

Housing in Milton at a glance

  • Rent burden: 82.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 10.3% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $105,625 median household income
  • Home values: $264,800 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,731 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,570 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 88.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 22.3% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 90.6% heat with electricity
  • Commute and cars: 26.1 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +21.5% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 23.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Milton against Lafayette Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
MiltonLafayette ParishLouisianaUnited States
Residents2,793 (±675)247,997 (exact)4,611,961 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units941 (±179)112,184 (±69)2,108,902 (±333)143,775,355
Households that rent10.3% (±8.5 points)34.5% (±1.3 points)32.6% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$1,057 (±$25)$1,064 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income$105,625 (±$47,989)$67,451 (±$2,676)$60,756 (±$408)$80,734
Median home value$264,800 (±$30,414)$242,900 (±$4,823)$216,500 (±$1,367)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,570 (±$224)$1,380 (±$52)$1,180 (±$13)$3,119
Built before 198022.3% (±11.8 points)35.8% (±1.5 points)46.2% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute26.1 minutes (±8.1)22.9 minutes (±0.6)25.7 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband96.3% (±3.9 points)91.3% (±1.0 points)86.6% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents35.1 years (±2.8)36.5 years (±0.3)38.0 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Milton covers 4.6 square miles of land, about 601 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Milton has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents2,299 (±511)2,793 (±675)+21.5%Not a measurable change
Housing units1,036 (±176)941 (±179)−9.2%Not a measurable change
Median home value$209,800 (±$27,824)$264,800 (±$30,414)+26.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$91,786 (±$20,866)$105,625 (±$47,989)+15.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,363 (±$128)$1,731 (±$216)+27.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,132 (±$207)$1,570 (±$224)+38.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent9.8% (±8.2 points)10.3% (±8.5 points)+0.5 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate38.2% (±49.4 points)0.0% (±36.2 points)−38.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Lafayette Parish

Milton has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Lafayette Parish as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Lafayette Parish recorded 727 violent and 2,362 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Milton

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
70558100%24———
7050813%40,592$1,239$305,300$86,005

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Milton

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Maurice3.2 mi$1,053$241,0008.6%
Youngsville4.5 mi$1,278$287,70012.6%
Lafayette6.8 mi$1,100$257,00046.9%
Broussard7.0 mi$1,010$310,20016.7%
Scott8.8 mi$1,052$170,30024.9%
Abbeville10 mi$829$97,30050.5%
Cade10 mi—$204,90017.7%
Erath11 mi$902$107,80037.4%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Milton, fiscal year 2027

Lafayette, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$835$971$1,092$1,375$1,607

HUD income limits for Milton, fiscal year 2026

Lafayette, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$19,000$31,650$50,600
2 people$21,700$36,150$57,800
3 people$27,320$40,650$65,050
4 people$33,000$45,150$72,250
5 people$38,680$48,800$78,050
6 people$44,360$52,400$83,850
7 people$50,040$56,000$89,600
8 people$55,720$59,600$95,400

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Lafayette, LA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $90,300.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Milton is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Milton

What is the median household income in Milton?

The median household income in Milton is $105,625 (±$47,989) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Milton, LA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $264,800 (±$30,414) for owner-occupied homes in Milton (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Milton?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Milton, LA is $1,731 (±$216) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Milton?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Milton, LA is $1,570 (±$224) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Milton?

Milton, LA has an estimated 941 (±179) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common way to heat a home in Milton?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Milton, used by 90.6% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Milton growing?

In Milton, the number of residents went from 2,299 in 2015–2019 to 2,793 in 2020–2024 (+21.5%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Milton?

The ZIP codes that cover Milton are 70558, 70508.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Milton CDP, Louisiana (place:50815, in state:22).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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