City safety & data profile

East MiltonFL

East Milton, FL is a 11K-resident city in Santa Rosa County with a median household income of $64,904.

Santa Rosa County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for East Milton, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. East Milton has a population larger than 7% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $212,900.

Data updated 2026-09-04

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 8%
By size
$64,904
Median income (place)
$212,900
Median home (place)
12.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on East Milton

East Milton posts a median household income higher than 29% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 30%
by median income, US cities

Where East Milton income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$64,904 Bottom 29% higher than 29% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

East Milton $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading East Milton, FL beyond the headline numbers

East Milton sits inside Santa Rosa County, Florida, at roughly 30.62°N, -87.02°W. Population 11,074, $64,904 median household income. Median home value $212,900, median rent $1,157. Poverty rate 12.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in East Milton, FL stands at 12.5%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in East Milton costs roughly 3.3 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 9.4% of East Milton workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 45.4% in East Milton, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of East Milton workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for East Milton from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,074
East Milton · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$64,904
-27% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$212,900
-49% vs avg
Median Age (place)
41.4
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Santa Rosa County): East Milton's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
198K+28%
Median Income
$91,922+59%
Median Home Value
$329,800+103%
Poverty Rate
8.8%-28%
Unemployment
4.2%-60%

Economics

Economics indicators for East Milton, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,157/mo
Poverty Rate
12.5%
Unemployment 4.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 10.8%
Work From Home 9.4%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 66.1%
African American 16.8%
Asian 0.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
45.4%
High Blood Pressure
37.7%
Obesity
37.1%
Physical Inactivity
25.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.2%
Current Smoking
19%
Binge Drinking
18.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
18.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
15%
Diabetes
11.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 49.4%
Annual Checkup 75.1%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.5%
Stroke
3.4%

What alerts and safety updates affect East Milton?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for East Milton right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-EAST-MILTON · East Milton

East Milton: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to East Milton; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of East Milton, FL?
East Milton, FL has a population of 11,074 people, located in Santa Rosa County, Florida.
What is the median household income in East Milton?
The median household income in East Milton, FL is $64,904 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.5%.
What is the median home value in East Milton?
The median home value in East Milton, FL is $212,900. Median rent is $1,157/month.
What are the top health concerns in East Milton?
The top health indicators in East Milton include Short Sleep Duration (45.4%), High Blood Pressure (37.7%), Obesity (37.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in East Milton?
The median age in East Milton, FL is 41.4 years. 10.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for East Milton, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (12.5% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($64,904 here).

Compare East Milton with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using East Milton's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Santa Rosa County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.