Middletown

Population: 319
Median household income: $64,167
Median home value: $144,300

Middletown is a community in Des Moines County, Iowa, home to 319 residents. Its median household income of $64,167 runs above the Des Moines County figure of $60,662.

From 2019 to 2023, Middletown's population declined 19.6% from 397 to 319, while its median home value rose 10.4% from $130,700 to $144,300.

Owners occupy 79.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 319
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $64,167
Median home value: $144,300
Median gross rent: $784
Housing units: 158
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

397319

Median household income

$60,000$64,167

Median home value

$130,700$144,300

Median gross rent

$771$784

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	397	$60,000	$130,700	$771
2020	447	$66,667	$135,400	$770
2021	390	$62,188	$122,700	$658
2022	383	$55,938	$140,600	$720
2023	319	$64,167	$144,300	$784

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4417.6%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	4.1%
5 to 17	68	21.3%
18 to 24	12	3.8%
25 to 34	29	9.1%
35 to 44	56	17.6%
45 to 54	47	14.7%
55 to 64	34	10.7%
65 to 74	31	9.7%
75 and over	29	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	300	94.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's39.4%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	4.4%
High school graduate	86	38.1%
Some college or associate's	89	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	39	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone88.9%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	136	88.9%
Carpooled	13	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.7%
Other means	2	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	73	48.0%
15 to 29 min	62	40.8%
30 to 44 min	6	3.9%
45 to 59 min	9	5.9%
60+ min	2	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 11.4% (36 of 316)

	Count	Share
Family households	83	58.5%
Nonfamily households	59	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	142	89.9%
Vacant	16	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	113	79.6%
Renter-occupied	29	20.4%

1-unit, detached85.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	135	85.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	10.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1951735
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8279, -91.2622