Kokomo vs West Middleton

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

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

Kokomo has the higher population (59,375 vs 194 in West Middleton). West Middleton has the higher median home value ($218,600 vs $126,500 in Kokomo). Since 2019, West Middleton's population has grown faster (+21.3% vs +2.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Kokomo	West Middleton
Population	59,375	194
Median age	39.8 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,195	—
Median home value	$126,500	$218,600
Median gross rent	$917	—
Housing units	29,872	101
Homeownership rate	65.0%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	4.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kokomo	West Middleton
Population	58,145 → 59,375 (+2.1%)	160 → 194 (+21.3%)
Median household income	$45,797 → $54,195 (+18.3%)	—
Median home value	$89,100 → $126,500 (+42.0%)	$216,900 → $218,600 (+0.8%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $917 (+31.9%)	—

Kokomo

Population

58,14559,375

Median household income

$45,797$54,195

Median home value

$89,100$126,500

Median gross rent

$695$917

West Middleton

Population

160194

Median home value

$216,900$218,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kokomo	West Middleton
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.1%	21.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.9%	38.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	10.6%	5.7%
75 and over	8.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kokomo	West Middleton
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	93.8%
Black or African American	10.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kokomo	West Middleton
No high school diploma	9.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.7%	73.7%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kokomo	West Middleton
Drove alone	81.4%	19.7%
Carpooled	10.6%	17.9%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	62.4%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kokomo	West Middleton
1-unit, detached	70.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kokomo	West Middleton
Poverty rate	15.4%	41.2%
Average household size	2.24	3.23
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1966	1938