2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Freeport, FL vs Milton, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Milton, is 14% less than it is in Freeport and is 6% below the National Average.
- Freeport unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Milton unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Freeport, FLMilton, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth50.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,683  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,410$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,765  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Freeport, FLMilton, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock23.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Freeport, FLMilton, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.9%13.1%
Reviews for Freeport    1 Reviews

The last two years it rained almost the entire month of July and 1/2 the month in June. It rained closer to 200 days each year for the last two years. The weather is  More

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Reviews for Milton    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

the recent collapse of the housing market has made the situation in the job market very dismal. there are some IT jobs thru clearwire that are new tho. If you think you  More

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My experience as a "newcomer" to the Milton area found welcoming business owners, Pensacola Junior College employees, county employees at many offices, and workers at  More

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Over 19 years ago

Very "born and raised", "born again" town. Not friendly to newcomers. Better if you belong to a Fundamentalist/Evangelical church. Otherwise, acceptance into the  More

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