Mediapolis vs Middletown

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

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

Mediapolis has the higher population (1,930 vs 319 in Middletown). Mediapolis has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $64,167 in Middletown). Mediapolis has the higher median home value ($167,300 vs $144,300 in Middletown).

Population, income & housing

	Mediapolis	Middletown
Population	1,930	319
Median age	34.7 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$64,167
Median home value	$167,300	$144,300
Median gross rent	$968	$784
Housing units	770	158
Homeownership rate	73.6%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mediapolis	Middletown
Population	1,795 → 1,930 (+7.5%)	397 → 319 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$59,545 → $71,250 (+19.7%)	$60,000 → $64,167 (+6.9%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $167,300 (+40.8%)	$130,700 → $144,300 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $968 (+60.8%)	$771 → $784 (+1.7%)

Mediapolis

Population

1,7951,930

Median household income

$59,545$71,250

Median home value

$118,800$167,300

Median gross rent

$602$968

Middletown

Population

397319

Median household income

$60,000$64,167

Median home value

$130,700$144,300

Median gross rent

$771$784

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mediapolis	Middletown
Under 5	11.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	20.4%	21.3%
18 to 24	2.6%	3.8%
25 to 34	17.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	17.6%
45 to 54	7.2%	14.7%
55 to 64	10.2%	10.7%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.7%
75 and over	8.4%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mediapolis	Middletown
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	94.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mediapolis	Middletown
No high school diploma	5.2%	4.4%
High school graduate	27.9%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mediapolis	Middletown
Drove alone	83.6%	88.9%
Carpooled	6.4%	8.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mediapolis	Middletown
1-unit, detached	80.6%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Mediapolis	Middletown
Poverty rate	9.7%	11.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1967	1953