Middletown vs Shively

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

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

Shively has the higher population (15,556 vs 9,622 in Middletown). Middletown has the higher median household income ($74,129 vs $46,522 in Shively). Middletown has the higher median home value ($298,900 vs $139,200 in Shively).

Population, income & housing

	Middletown	Shively
Population	9,622	15,556
Median age	43.9 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$74,129	$46,522
Median home value	$298,900	$139,200
Median gross rent	$1,423	$847
Housing units	4,766	7,245
Homeownership rate	56.7%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.5%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Middletown	Shively
Population	7,891 → 9,622 (+21.9%)	15,726 → 15,556 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$75,098 → $74,129 (-1.3%)	$39,048 → $46,522 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$215,100 → $298,900 (+39.0%)	$107,000 → $139,200 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,103 → $1,423 (+29.0%)	$697 → $847 (+21.5%)

Middletown

Population

7,8919,622

Median household income

$75,098$74,129

Median home value

$215,100$298,900

Median gross rent

$1,103$1,423

Shively

Population

15,72615,556

Median household income

$39,048$46,522

Median home value

$107,000$139,200

Median gross rent

$697$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Middletown	Shively
Under 5	4.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	14.6%	17.0%
18 to 24	9.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	14.5%	8.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	16.6%
65 to 74	12.5%	15.9%
75 and over	10.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Middletown	Shively
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	35.6%
Black or African American	13.1%	57.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Middletown	Shively
No high school diploma	3.5%	12.2%
High school graduate	17.0%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.8%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	19.7%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Middletown	Shively
Drove alone	72.8%	74.9%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	6.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	11.8%
Other means	2.8%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Middletown	Shively
1-unit, detached	49.1%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	29.6%	14.9%
20 or more units	10.3%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Middletown	Shively
Poverty rate	11.7%	17.6%
Average household size	2.13	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1993	1958