Middletown

Population: 9,567
Median household income: $54,778
Median home value: $159,800

Located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Middletown is a community with a population of 9,567. At $54,778, its median household income sits below Dauphin County's $74,159.

Between 2019 and 2023, Middletown's population grew 2.7% from 9,315 to 9,567, while its median home value rose 33.5% from $119,700 to $159,800.

25.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 45.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,567
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $54,778
Median home value: $159,800
Median gross rent: $1,145
Housing units: 4,665
Homeownership rate: 45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,3159,567

Median household income

$51,759$54,778

Median home value

$119,700$159,800

Median gross rent

$941$1,145

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,315	$51,759	$119,700	$941
2020	9,410	$51,222	$118,600	$963
2021	9,469	$52,716	$129,600	$1,028
2022	9,525	$50,599	$144,800	$1,098
2023	9,567	$54,778	$159,800	$1,145

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3420.2%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	727	7.6%
5 to 17	1,194	12.5%
18 to 24	1,194	12.5%
25 to 34	1,930	20.2%
35 to 44	1,022	10.7%
45 to 54	1,130	11.8%
55 to 64	946	9.9%
65 to 74	779	8.1%
75 and over	645	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,058	73.8%
Black or African American	740	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	295	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	165	1.7%
Two or more races	549	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	760	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate43.9%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	389	6.0%
High school graduate	2,830	43.9%
Some college or associate's	1,623	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	976	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	634	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled16.5%

Public transit0.4%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,468	69.0%
Carpooled	828	16.5%
Public transit	21	0.4%
Walked	199	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	347	6.9%
Other means	166	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,124	24.0%
15 to 29 min	2,235	47.7%
30 to 44 min	1,126	24.0%
45 to 59 min	98	2.1%
60+ min	99	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 14.6% (1,357 of 9,319)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,122	47.5%
Nonfamily households	2,344	52.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,466	95.7%
Vacant	199	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,032	45.5%
Renter-occupied	2,434	54.5%

1-unit, detached38.2%

1-unit, attached17.3%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units15.6%

20 or more units15.9%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,784	38.2%
1-unit, attached	807	17.3%
2 to 4 units	457	9.8%
5 to 19 units	728	15.6%
20 or more units	743	15.9%
Mobile home & other	146	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4249128
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.2009, -76.7292