Castalia vs Middlesex

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

Castalia 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 223 in Castalia). Since 2019, Middlesex's population has grown faster (-12.2% vs -38.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Castalia	Middlesex
Population	223	1,005
Median age	33.7 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,931
Median home value	—	$213,800
Median gross rent	$635	$875
Housing units	167	567
Homeownership rate	67.4%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castalia	Middlesex
Population	360 → 223 (-38.1%)	1,145 → 1,005 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$31,389 → $30,000 (-4.4%)	$39,000 → $49,931 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$51,700 → $70,000 (+35.4%)	$119,800 → $213,800 (+78.5%)
Median gross rent	$602 → $635 (+5.5%)	$642 → $875 (+36.3%)

Castalia

Population

360223

Median household income

$31,389$30,000

Median home value

$51,700$70,000

Median gross rent

$602$635

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)

	Castalia	Middlesex
Under 5	6.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	21.1%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	11.3%
25 to 34	15.7%	13.3%
35 to 44	10.3%	15.8%
45 to 54	6.7%	7.7%
55 to 64	9.4%	14.6%
65 to 74	13.5%	7.8%
75 and over	9.4%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castalia	Middlesex
White (non-Hispanic)	42.2%	51.8%
Black or African American	55.6%	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castalia	Middlesex
No high school diploma	24.1%	14.7%
High school graduate	21.4%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castalia	Middlesex
Drove alone	83.1%	74.8%
Carpooled	6.2%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castalia	Middlesex
1-unit, detached	61.1%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	38.9%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Castalia	Middlesex
Poverty rate	36.8%	10.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1968	1978