Middletown vs Wilson

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

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

Wilson has the higher population (8,196 vs 7,620 in Middletown). Middletown has the higher median household income ($97,040 vs $80,928 in Wilson). Middletown has the higher median home value ($294,800 vs $191,800 in Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Middletown	Wilson
Population	7,620	8,196
Median age	49.2 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$97,040	$80,928
Median home value	$294,800	$191,800
Median gross rent	$1,639	$1,211
Housing units	3,071	3,211
Homeownership rate	81.5%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Middletown	Wilson
Population	7,212 → 7,620 (+5.7%)	7,797 → 8,196 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$78,125 → $97,040 (+24.2%)	$66,915 → $80,928 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$215,900 → $294,800 (+36.5%)	$129,900 → $191,800 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,309 → $1,639 (+25.2%)	$1,016 → $1,211 (+19.2%)

Middletown

Population

7,2127,620

Median household income

$78,125$97,040

Median home value

$215,900$294,800

Median gross rent

$1,309$1,639

Wilson

Population

7,7978,196

Median household income

$66,915$80,928

Median home value

$129,900$191,800

Median gross rent

$1,016$1,211

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Middletown	Wilson
Under 5	5.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	22.0%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	8.6%	15.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	15.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.7%	11.2%
65 to 74	12.4%	9.2%
75 and over	10.2%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Middletown	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	51.3%
Black or African American	3.3%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.3%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	24.2%	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Middletown	Wilson
No high school diploma	7.1%	13.2%
High school graduate	36.9%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Middletown	Wilson
Drove alone	77.3%	70.5%
Carpooled	4.9%	9.0%
Public transit	1.1%	3.8%
Walked	1.1%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.4%	9.8%
Other means	0.7%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Middletown	Wilson
1-unit, detached	85.2%	26.0%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	45.7%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	2.4%
20 or more units	1.5%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Middletown	Wilson
Poverty rate	8.6%	11.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1975	1938