Middleton

Population: 22,235
Median household income: $85,526
Median home value: $457,400

Located in Dane County, Wisconsin, Middleton is a community with a population of 22,235. At $85,526, its median household income sits in line with Dane County's $88,108.

From 2019 to 2023, Middleton's population grew 14.1% from 19,487 to 22,235, while its median home value rose 35.8% from $336,900 to $457,400.

36.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,235
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $85,526
Median home value: $457,400
Median gross rent: $1,357
Housing units: 10,781
Homeownership rate: 48.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,48722,235

Median household income

$76,011$85,526

Median home value

$336,900$457,400

Median gross rent

$1,081$1,357

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,487	$76,011	$336,900	$1,081
2020	19,764	$73,336	$361,000	$1,095
2021	21,634	$78,537	$395,000	$1,170
2022	21,864	$87,333	$438,700	$1,326
2023	22,235	$85,526	$457,400	$1,357

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,098	4.9%
5 to 17	3,304	14.9%
18 to 24	2,042	9.2%
25 to 34	3,550	16.0%
35 to 44	3,351	15.1%
45 to 54	2,501	11.2%
55 to 64	2,497	11.2%
65 to 74	2,224	10.0%
75 and over	1,668	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,107	76.9%
Black or African American	575	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	1,446	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.1%
Two or more races	926	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,128	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate10.6%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree32.4%

Graduate or professional degree29.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	656	4.2%
High school graduate	1,680	10.6%
Some college or associate's	3,644	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,118	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,693	29.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone72.0%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home19.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,845	72.0%
Carpooled	467	3.8%
Public transit	149	1.2%
Walked	189	1.5%
Bicycle	185	1.5%
Worked from home	2,375	19.3%
Other means	72	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,382	34.1%
15 to 29 min	4,611	46.5%
30 to 44 min	1,131	11.4%
45 to 59 min	457	4.6%
60+ min	326	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 7.7% (1,705 of 22,142)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,545	53.2%
Nonfamily households	4,877	46.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,422	96.7%
Vacant	359	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,034	48.3%
Renter-occupied	5,388	51.7%

1-unit, detached36.9%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units28.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,978	36.9%
1-unit, attached	751	7.0%
2 to 4 units	1,412	13.1%
5 to 19 units	1,544	14.3%
20 or more units	3,075	28.5%
Mobile home & other	21	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5551575
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.4 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 43.1070, -89.5063