Middletown vs West Burlington

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

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

West Burlington has the higher population (3,184 vs 319 in Middletown). Middletown has the higher median household income ($64,167 vs $48,289 in West Burlington). Middletown has the higher median home value ($144,300 vs $126,700 in West Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Middletown	West Burlington
Population	319	3,184
Median age	40.9 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$48,289
Median home value	$144,300	$126,700
Median gross rent	$784	$780
Housing units	158	1,357
Homeownership rate	79.6%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Middletown	West Burlington
Population	397 → 319 (-19.6%)	2,927 → 3,184 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $64,167 (+6.9%)	$45,469 → $48,289 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$130,700 → $144,300 (+10.4%)	$107,400 → $126,700 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $784 (+1.7%)	$748 → $780 (+4.3%)

Middletown

Population

397319

Median household income

$60,000$64,167

Median home value

$130,700$144,300

Median gross rent

$771$784

West Burlington

Population

2,9273,184

Median household income

$45,469$48,289

Median home value

$107,400$126,700

Median gross rent

$748$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Middletown	West Burlington
Under 5	4.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	21.3%	16.6%
18 to 24	3.8%	13.9%
25 to 34	9.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	17.6%	15.1%
45 to 54	14.7%	7.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	10.2%
65 to 74	9.7%	8.1%
75 and over	9.1%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Middletown	West Burlington
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	6.0%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Middletown	West Burlington
No high school diploma	4.4%	4.1%
High school graduate	38.1%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Middletown	West Burlington
Drove alone	88.9%	74.7%
Carpooled	8.5%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	0.7%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	0.7%	2.3%
Other means	1.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Middletown	West Burlington
1-unit, detached	85.4%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Middletown	West Burlington
Poverty rate	11.4%	23.2%
Average household size	2.25	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1953	1961