Milton, Delaware
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Milton is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,657 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
Milton is located at (38.779873, -75.312827)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²). 2.7 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (8.62%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,657 people, 700 households, and 438 families residing in the town. The population density was 603.6/km² (1,568.5/mi²). There were 804 housing units at an average density of 292.9/km² (761.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 67.11% White, 24.32% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 6.04% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.93% of the population.
There were 700 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 78.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,368, and the median income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $26,065 versus $23,269 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,016. About 12.8% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.
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