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Lake Milton, OH

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Overview


Lake Milton is a tiny town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 637 people and just one neighborhood, Lake Milton is the 642nd largest community in Ohio. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Lake Milton, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Lake Milton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Lake Milton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Lake Milton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $70,926.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lake Milton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lake Milton is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Milton who work in management occupations (28.21%), office and administrative support (14.36%), and sales jobs (10.77%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.44% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Lake Milton is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

Lake Milton is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Lake Milton’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Being a small town, Lake Milton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The citizens of Lake Milton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.63% of adults in Lake Milton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lake Milton in 2022 was $45,280, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,120 for a family of four. However, Lake Milton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Lake Milton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Milton residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Lake Milton include German, Irish, Italian, Romanian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Lake Milton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 8.8% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Ohio, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Ohio.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Slovak and Finnish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Slovak ancestry and 1.6% have Finnish ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Lake Milton are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 54.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 12.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 54.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 39.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 29.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (24.9%), and 6.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.7% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Lake Milton, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (17.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.6%), and residents who report English roots (8.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (7.3%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (3.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (79.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (6.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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