Middletown

Population: 24,071
Median household income: $115,252
Median home value: $399,500

Middletown, a community in New Castle County, Delaware, has 24,071 residents. Its median household income of $115,252 runs above the New Castle County figure of $89,901.

From 2019 to 2023, Middletown's population grew 11.0% from 21,692 to 24,071, while its median home value rose 32.4% from $301,700 to $399,500.

Households average 2.75 people. The median gross rent is $1,567.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,071
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $115,252
Median home value: $399,500
Median gross rent: $1,567
Housing units: 8,858
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,69224,071

Median household income

$90,134$115,252

Median home value

$301,700$399,500

Median gross rent

$1,254$1,567

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,692	$90,134	$301,700	$1,254
2020	22,350	$91,663	$294,800	$1,311
2021	23,001	$93,750	$315,900	$1,412
2022	23,573	$104,662	$363,800	$1,443
2023	24,071	$115,252	$399,500	$1,567

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1724.2%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,027	4.3%
5 to 17	5,827	24.2%
18 to 24	1,619	6.7%
25 to 34	2,771	11.5%
35 to 44	2,854	11.9%
45 to 54	3,374	14.0%
55 to 64	2,505	10.4%
65 to 74	2,315	9.6%
75 and over	1,779	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,256	55.1%
Black or African American	6,686	27.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,363	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	726	3.0%
Two or more races	678	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,362	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate21.2%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree19.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	688	4.4%
High school graduate	3,300	21.2%
Some college or associate's	4,519	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,077	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,014	19.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,721	76.4%
Carpooled	470	4.1%
Public transit	84	0.7%
Walked	43	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,004	17.5%
Other means	98	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,218	23.6%
15 to 29 min	2,883	30.6%
30 to 44 min	2,520	26.8%
45 to 59 min	845	9.0%
60+ min	950	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 7.0% (1,652 of 23,680)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,428	73.7%
Nonfamily households	2,298	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,726	98.5%
Vacant	132	1.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,660	76.3%
Renter-occupied	2,066	23.7%

1-unit, detached52.6%

1-unit, attached29.4%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,659	52.6%
1-unit, attached	2,600	29.4%
2 to 4 units	231	2.6%
5 to 19 units	914	10.3%
20 or more units	345	3.9%
Mobile home & other	109	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1047030
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 39.4434, -75.7175