Milo, TN Demographics

Population 393 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Milo

Household size in Milo

Household size, people per household
PeriodMiloTennesseeU.S.
2006–102.512.532.68
2010–143.022.572.73
2015–192.732.572.71
2020–243.502.532.65
Change+0.98+0.00−0.03
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Milo is a place of big households: 3.50 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.51 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Milo

Median age, years
PeriodMiloTennesseeU.S.
2006–1042.738.337.7
2010–1444.639.238.6
2015–1950.139.939.6
2020–2435.939.940.1
Change−6.8+1.6+2.3
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Milo is young: half of its residents are under 35.9, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Milo

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodMiloTennesseeU.S.
2006–105.7%12.2%12.3%
2010–1410.6%12.0%12.3%
2015–196.9%11.6%11.6%
2020–2421.9%11.8%11.6%
Change+16.2 pts−0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are common in Milo: 21.9% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Milo

Renters in Milo

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodMiloTennesseeU.S.
2006–109.4%30.4%33.3%
2010–1415.8%32.9%35.6%
2015–1920.8%33.7%36.0%
2020–2424.7%33.1%34.8%
Change+15.3 pts+2.6 pts+1.5 pts
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Milo is largely a place of homeowners: only 24.7% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About seven in ten owners (69.3%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Milo

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodMiloTennesseeU.S.
2006–1035.3%11.5%11.4%
2010–1421.9%11.8%11.4%
2015–1915.7%11.8%11.1%
2020–2436.4%10.1%9.6%
Change+1.1 pts−1.4 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Milo: 36.4% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Milo

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodMiloTennesseeU.S.
2006–10199119811974
2010–14199519821975
2015–19199219831977
2020–24199919861980
Change+8+6+6
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Milo has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1999, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Milo

Rent, per month
PeriodMiloTennesseeU.S.
2006–10$527$761$965
2010–14$688$837$1,040
2015–19$614$961$1,213
2020–24$852$1,286$1,571
Change+$325+$526+$606
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The median renter in Milo pays $852 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 50.3% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Milo

Bachelor's degrees in Milo

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodMiloTennesseeU.S.
2006–107.9%23.9%28.4%
2010–148.1%25.3%29.6%
2015–195.8%27.9%32.1%
2020–244.2%31.4%35.6%
Change−3.7 pts+7.5 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Milo have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 4.2%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Milo

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodMiloTennesseeU.S.
2006–1071.3%83.3%84.9%
2010–1482.2%85.4%86.1%
2015–1960.4%87.6%87.7%
2020–2459.1%89.9%89.3%
Change−12.3 pts+6.6 pts+4.3 pts
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About four in ten adults in Milo never finished high school, well above the national share: only 59.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Milo

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodMiloTennesseeU.S.
2006–108.5%8.6%8.1%
2010–1411.3%9.6%9.4%
2015–1913.4%5.4%5.6%
2020–241.3%4.8%5.4%
Change−7.3 pts−3.8 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Milo has been low: just 1.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Milo compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Milo3.5035.921.9%24.7%36.4%1999$8524.2%59.1%1.3%
Nine Mile2.5152.710.2%8.4%13.7%1988$8256.6%83.0%5.0%
Litton2.9354.613.2%13.4%13.0%1982$8149.0%71.8%1.4%
Melvine2.6454.09.7%9.6%11.9%1989$90211.6%79.3%4.2%
Lorraine2.2132.415.9%32.0%9.7%1984$70013.8%82.6%0.4%
Burke2.4054.89.0%6.4%9.8%1997$92618.1%81.6%9.6%
Cold Spring2.8052.47.8%12.8%13.4%1985$8187.6%74.6%1.9%
Watts Bar Dam2.4631.819.9%27.5%7.8%1991$95513.5%86.8%5.7%
Morgan Springs2.7533.826.3%19.8%20.5%1991$94611.8%78.3%7.9%
Pennine2.2132.415.9%32.0%9.7%1984$70013.8%82.6%0.4%
Summer City2.2251.28.1%5.7%14.5%1993$8344.8%90.9%7.7%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Milo. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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