Caldwell vs Middleton

A side-by-side comparison of Caldwell and Middleton: population, income, housing, and more.

Caldwell and Middleton are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Caldwell has the higher population (63,465 vs 10,101 in Middleton). Middleton has the higher median household income ($83,681 vs $66,663 in Caldwell). Middleton has the higher median home value ($348,900 vs $322,100 in Caldwell).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell	Middleton
Population	63,465	10,101
Median age	30.8 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,663	$83,681
Median home value	$322,100	$348,900
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,077
Housing units	21,423	3,602
Homeownership rate	70.7%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	30.5%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell	Middleton
Population	54,887 → 63,465 (+15.6%)	7,556 → 10,101 (+33.7%)
Median household income	$49,046 → $66,663 (+35.9%)	$52,522 → $83,681 (+59.3%)
Median home value	$152,400 → $322,100 (+111.4%)	$190,400 → $348,900 (+83.2%)
Median gross rent	$878 → $1,135 (+29.3%)	$706 → $1,077 (+52.5%)

Caldwell

Population

54,88763,465

Median household income

$49,046$66,663

Median home value

$152,400$322,100

Median gross rent

$878$1,135

Middleton

Population

7,55610,101

Median household income

$52,522$83,681

Median home value

$190,400$348,900

Median gross rent

$706$1,077

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell	Middleton
Under 5	8.1%	7.4%
5 to 17	23.1%	21.1%
18 to 24	10.4%	11.0%
25 to 34	14.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	13.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	8.6%
55 to 64	9.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	5.8%	10.0%
75 and over	4.4%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell	Middleton
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	77.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	38.1%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell	Middleton
No high school diploma	16.5%	6.6%
High school graduate	33.3%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell	Middleton
Drove alone	73.8%	79.2%
Carpooled	11.4%	7.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.6%
Worked from home	11.6%	11.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell	Middleton
1-unit, detached	77.7%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	1.1%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell	Middleton
Poverty rate	13.3%	7.2%
Average household size	2.99	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	2002	2007