Middletown vs Thurmont

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

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

Thurmont has the higher population (6,439 vs 5,108 in Middletown). Middletown has the higher median household income ($159,342 vs $92,391 in Thurmont). Middletown has the higher median home value ($545,100 vs $325,700 in Thurmont).

Population, income & housing

	Middletown	Thurmont
Population	5,108	6,439
Median age	40.7 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$159,342	$92,391
Median home value	$545,100	$325,700
Median gross rent	$1,695	$1,011
Housing units	1,827	2,707
Homeownership rate	81.4%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.1%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Middletown	Thurmont
Population	4,609 → 5,108 (+10.8%)	6,638 → 6,439 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$137,303 → $159,342 (+16.1%)	$78,245 → $92,391 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$416,900 → $545,100 (+30.8%)	$247,600 → $325,700 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,366 → $1,695 (+24.1%)	$1,135 → $1,011 (-10.9%)

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

Thurmont

Population

6,6386,439

Median household income

$78,245$92,391

Median home value

$247,600$325,700

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Middletown	Thurmont
Under 5	4.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	21.5%	16.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.4%
25 to 34	7.2%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.0%
45 to 54	16.5%	15.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.8%
75 and over	6.6%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Middletown	Thurmont
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	88.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Middletown	Thurmont
No high school diploma	4.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	15.3%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	34.0%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Middletown	Thurmont
Drove alone	65.1%	76.4%
Carpooled	7.1%	7.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.7%	14.2%
Other means	0.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Middletown	Thurmont
1-unit, detached	78.0%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	11.8%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	10.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Middletown	Thurmont
Poverty rate	1.5%	11.3%
Average household size	2.92	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1998	1987