Middletown

In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 47,646
Median household income: $73,979
Median home value: $279,500

Middletown is a community in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 47,646 residents. The median household income of $73,979 is below the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region median ($101,117).

From 2019 to 2023, Middletown's population grew 2.4% from 46,511 to 47,646, while its median home value rose 20.8% from $231,300 to $279,500.

The median gross rent is $1,392. 40.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 47,646
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $73,979
Median home value: $279,500
Median gross rent: $1,392
Housing units: 22,165
Homeownership rate: 53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,51147,646

Median household income

$65,572$73,979

Median home value

$231,300$279,500

Median gross rent

$1,133$1,392

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,511	$65,572	$231,300	$1,133
2020	46,406	$62,022	$234,300	$1,138
2021	47,164	$67,485	$240,700	$1,196
2022	48,152	$75,120	$257,800	$1,312
2023	47,646	$73,979	$279,500	$1,392

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 2414.4%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,802	3.8%
5 to 17	5,184	10.9%
18 to 24	6,880	14.4%
25 to 34	7,994	16.8%
35 to 44	5,726	12.0%
45 to 54	5,429	11.4%
55 to 64	6,736	14.1%
65 to 74	4,478	9.4%
75 and over	3,417	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,839	64.7%
Black or African American	6,338	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.0%
Asian	2,519	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	51	0.1%
Two or more races	2,253	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,629	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree23.9%

Graduate or professional degree16.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,915	5.7%
High school graduate	9,537	28.2%
Some college or associate's	8,584	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	8,058	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,686	16.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone70.3%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit1.3%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home14.0%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,975	70.3%
Carpooled	1,560	6.1%
Public transit	327	1.3%
Walked	1,443	5.6%
Bicycle	70	0.3%
Worked from home	3,574	14.0%
Other means	627	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,659	30.3%
15 to 29 min	8,574	39.0%
30 to 44 min	4,782	21.7%
45 to 59 min	1,166	5.3%
60+ min	821	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 12.2% (5,324 of 43,587)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,548	50.6%
Nonfamily households	10,290	49.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,838	94.0%
Vacant	1,327	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,061	53.1%
Renter-occupied	9,777	46.9%

1-unit, detached44.3%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units16.2%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units18.2%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,822	44.3%
1-unit, attached	1,147	5.2%
2 to 4 units	3,587	16.2%
5 to 19 units	3,555	16.0%
20 or more units	4,026	18.2%
Mobile home & other	28	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0947290
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 41 sq mi
Water area: 1.35 sq mi
Center point: 41.5486, -72.6568