Bailey vs Middlesex

A side-by-side comparison of Bailey and Middlesex: population, income, housing, and more.

Bailey and Middlesex are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Middlesex has the higher population (1,005 vs 504 in Bailey). Middlesex has the higher median household income ($49,931 vs $48,929 in Bailey). Middlesex has the higher median home value ($213,800 vs $124,200 in Bailey).

Population, income & housing

	Bailey	Middlesex
Population	504	1,005
Median age	44.5 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,929	$49,931
Median home value	$124,200	$213,800
Median gross rent	$873	$875
Housing units	282	567
Homeownership rate	54.8%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bailey	Middlesex
Population	529 → 504 (-4.7%)	1,145 → 1,005 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$39,886 → $48,929 (+22.7%)	$39,000 → $49,931 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $124,200 (+15.9%)	$119,800 → $213,800 (+78.5%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $873 (-3.3%)	$642 → $875 (+36.3%)

Bailey

Population

529504

Median household income

$39,886$48,929

Median home value

$107,200$124,200

Median gross rent

$903$873

Middlesex

Population

1,1451,005

Median household income

$39,000$49,931

Median home value

$119,800$213,800

Median gross rent

$642$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bailey	Middlesex
Under 5	7.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	20.4%	14.3%
18 to 24	3.2%	11.3%
25 to 34	6.5%	13.3%
35 to 44	15.9%	15.8%
45 to 54	14.7%	7.7%
55 to 64	10.1%	14.6%
65 to 74	15.7%	7.8%
75 and over	6.0%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bailey	Middlesex
White (non-Hispanic)	42.3%	51.8%
Black or African American	10.5%	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.6%
Asian	6.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	39.3%	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bailey	Middlesex
No high school diploma	23.1%	14.7%
High school graduate	31.4%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bailey	Middlesex
Drove alone	85.5%	74.8%
Carpooled	3.2%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bailey	Middlesex
1-unit, detached	73.8%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Bailey	Middlesex
Poverty rate	25.6%	10.8%
Average household size	2.64	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1958	1978