It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Milan has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Milan has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Milan than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Milan may be for you.
One downside of living in Milan, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.52 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Milan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Milan, just 9.82% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Milan in 2022 was $26,004, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,016 for a family of four. However, Milan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Milan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Milan residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Milan include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Milan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
