Fitchburg vs Middleton

A side-by-side comparison of Fitchburg and Middleton: population, income, housing, and more.

Fitchburg and Middleton are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fitchburg has the higher population (31,566 vs 22,235 in Middleton). Middleton has the higher median household income ($85,526 vs $85,420 in Fitchburg). Middleton has the higher median home value ($457,400 vs $389,400 in Fitchburg).

Population, income & housing

	Fitchburg	Middleton
Population	31,566	22,235
Median age	34.7 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$85,420	$85,526
Median home value	$389,400	$457,400
Median gross rent	$1,302	$1,357
Housing units	15,274	10,781
Homeownership rate	45.9%	48.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.0%	62.1%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fitchburg	Middleton
Population	29,450 → 31,566 (+7.2%)	19,487 → 22,235 (+14.1%)
Median household income	$72,324 → $85,420 (+18.1%)	$76,011 → $85,526 (+12.5%)
Median home value	$315,900 → $389,400 (+23.3%)	$336,900 → $457,400 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,054 → $1,302 (+23.5%)	$1,081 → $1,357 (+25.5%)

Fitchburg

Population

29,45031,566

Median household income

$72,324$85,420

Median home value

$315,900$389,400

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,302

Middleton

Population

19,48722,235

Median household income

$76,011$85,526

Median home value

$336,900$457,400

Median gross rent

$1,081$1,357

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fitchburg	Middleton
Under 5	5.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	11.8%	14.9%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.2%
25 to 34	22.7%	16.0%
35 to 44	14.2%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	9.6%	10.0%
75 and over	4.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fitchburg	Middleton
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	76.9%
Black or African American	9.8%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	9.8%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fitchburg	Middleton
No high school diploma	6.7%	4.2%
High school graduate	16.7%	10.6%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	29.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fitchburg	Middleton
Drove alone	72.0%	72.0%
Carpooled	7.1%	3.8%
Public transit	0.4%	1.2%
Walked	4.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.6%	1.5%
Worked from home	13.7%	19.3%
Other means	1.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fitchburg	Middleton
1-unit, detached	35.9%	36.9%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	19.9%	14.3%
20 or more units	31.5%	28.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Fitchburg	Middleton
Poverty rate	7.5%	7.7%
Average household size	2.06	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1995	1986