Middletown

Population: 30,227
Median household income: $77,174
Median home value: $271,000

Located in Orange County, New York, Middletown is a community with a population of 30,227. The median household income of $77,174 is below the Orange County median ($96,497).

Between 2019 and 2023, Middletown's population grew 8.1% from 27,963 to 30,227, while its median home value rose 48.9% from $182,000 to $271,000.

The median resident is 35.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,227
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $77,174
Median home value: $271,000
Median gross rent: $1,614
Housing units: 11,018
Homeownership rate: 52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,96330,227

Median household income

$55,245$77,174

Median home value

$182,000$271,000

Median gross rent

$1,230$1,614

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,963	$55,245	$182,000	$1,230
2020	28,018	$58,235	$186,200	$1,284
2021	30,086	$59,755	$187,800	$1,407
2022	30,169	$70,155	$236,900	$1,505
2023	30,227	$77,174	$271,000	$1,614

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,398	7.9%
5 to 17	5,398	17.9%
18 to 24	2,553	8.4%
25 to 34	4,546	15.0%
35 to 44	3,768	12.5%
45 to 54	3,874	12.8%
55 to 64	3,580	11.8%
65 to 74	2,545	8.4%
75 and over	1,565	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,723	28.9%
Black or African American	6,379	21.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	979	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	307	1.0%
Two or more races	1,040	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,799	42.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,542	17.8%
High school graduate	6,235	31.4%
Some college or associate's	6,173	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,084	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,844	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone64.5%

Carpooled18.6%

Public transit4.5%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,506	64.5%
Carpooled	2,446	18.6%
Public transit	593	4.5%
Walked	355	2.7%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	762	5.8%
Other means	510	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,547	28.6%
15 to 29 min	3,493	28.1%
30 to 44 min	1,549	12.5%
45 to 59 min	1,378	11.1%
60+ min	2,455	19.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 15.5% (4,641 of 29,921)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,794	66.7%
Nonfamily households	3,388	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,182	92.4%
Vacant	836	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,341	52.5%
Renter-occupied	4,841	47.5%

1-unit, detached46.5%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units21.0%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units10.4%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,119	46.5%
1-unit, attached	932	8.5%
2 to 4 units	2,316	21.0%
5 to 19 units	1,472	13.4%
20 or more units	1,150	10.4%
Mobile home & other	29	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3647042
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.4449, -74.4236