Emden vs Middletown

A side-by-side comparison of Emden and Middletown: population, income, housing, and more.

Emden and Middletown are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Emden has the higher population (374 vs 236 in Middletown). Emden has the higher median household income ($68,875 vs $52,857 in Middletown). Emden has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $66,300 in Middletown).

Population, income & housing

	Emden	Middletown
Population	374	236
Median age	35.9 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,875	$52,857
Median home value	$111,300	$66,300
Median gross rent	$850	$810
Housing units	190	128
Homeownership rate	69.8%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emden	Middletown
Population	468 → 374 (-20.1%)	290 → 236 (-18.6%)
Median household income	$56,346 → $68,875 (+22.2%)	$55,938 → $52,857 (-5.5%)
Median home value	$96,500 → $111,300 (+15.3%)	$61,800 → $66,300 (+7.3%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $850 (+21.4%)	$655 → $810 (+23.7%)

Emden

Population

468374

Median household income

$56,346$68,875

Median home value

$96,500$111,300

Median gross rent

$700$850

Middletown

Population

290236

Median household income

$55,938$52,857

Median home value

$61,800$66,300

Median gross rent

$655$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emden	Middletown
Under 5	8.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	9.9%	14.0%
18 to 24	9.1%	5.9%
25 to 34	18.7%	10.6%
35 to 44	6.1%	16.9%
45 to 54	13.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	19.5%
65 to 74	12.6%	9.7%
75 and over	9.1%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emden	Middletown
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emden	Middletown
No high school diploma	3.3%	14.1%
High school graduate	38.1%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emden	Middletown
Drove alone	84.7%	88.6%
Carpooled	10.7%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	0.0%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emden	Middletown
1-unit, detached	88.4%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Emden	Middletown
Poverty rate	6.4%	32.8%
Average household size	1.98	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1958	1947