Jefferson vs Middletown

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

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

Middletown has the higher population (5,108 vs 2,891 in Jefferson). Middletown has the higher median household income ($159,342 vs $145,664 in Jefferson). Middletown has the higher median home value ($545,100 vs $479,400 in Jefferson).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Middletown
Population	2,891	5,108
Median age	41.2 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$145,664	$159,342
Median home value	$479,400	$545,100
Median gross rent	$1,347	$1,695
Housing units	1,032	1,827
Homeownership rate	81.0%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.0%	62.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Middletown
Population	2,235 → 2,891 (+29.4%)	4,609 → 5,108 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$113,491 → $145,664 (+28.3%)	$137,303 → $159,342 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$328,700 → $479,400 (+45.8%)	$416,900 → $545,100 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,136 → $1,347 (+18.6%)	$1,366 → $1,695 (+24.1%)

Jefferson

Population

2,2352,891

Median household income

$113,491$145,664

Median home value

$328,700$479,400

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,347

Middletown

Population

4,6095,108

Median household income

$137,303$159,342

Median home value

$416,900$545,100

Median gross rent

$1,366$1,695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Middletown
Under 5	5.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	17.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	7.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	16.5%
55 to 64	19.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.4%	9.4%
75 and over	5.6%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Middletown
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	84.0%
Black or African American	6.7%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	9.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Middletown
No high school diploma	1.9%	4.0%
High school graduate	26.9%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	34.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Middletown
Drove alone	68.5%	65.1%
Carpooled	3.7%	7.1%
Public transit	1.7%	0.3%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	22.0%	26.7%
Other means	2.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Middletown
1-unit, detached	78.9%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	12.3%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	5.7%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Middletown
Poverty rate	4.1%	1.5%
Average household size	2.83	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1992	1998