income for a family was $40,313. Males had a median income of $26,065 versus $23,269 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,016. About 12.8% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over. Notable people Jimmie Allen, country singer Joseph M. Carey, Governor of Wyoming from 1911 to 1915 David Hazzard (1781–1864), politician, Delaware Governor Robert G. Houston, publisher, lawyer, politician James Ponder (1819–1897), politician, Delaware Governor Bryan Stevenson, lawyer, activist, author, law professor; founder and executive director of Equal Justice Initiative based in Montgomery, Alabama Education It is in the Cape Henlopen School District. The Milton School District was consolidated into the Cape Henlopen district in 1969. Two elementary schools, Milton Elementary School and H. O. Brittingham Elementary School, serve sections of Milton. Cape Henlopen High School is the sole comprehensive high school of the district. Gallery Climate References External links Historic Milton Delaware Town of Milton Delaware Towns in Sussex County, Delaware Towns in Delaware Salisbury metropolitan area