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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Middletown, PA compare?
| Figure | Middletown, PA |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 7,529 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 2,880 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 3.3 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 19.0% |
| Measure | Middletown, PA |
|---|---|
| Total population | 7,628±768 |
| Median age | 46.9±4.1 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 25.9%±4.5 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 64.2%±5.4 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 5.3%±3.5 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 1.4%±1.1 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 7.1%±2.9 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 29.8%±5.1 pts |
| Median household income | $97,607±$13,810 |
| Per capita income | $53,183±$9,991 |
| People below the poverty line | 8.8%±5.3 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4%±3.5 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $322,000±$22,306 |
| Median gross rent | $1,545±$213 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 37.2%±15.9 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 80.6%±3.8 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.6%±0.9 pts |
| Worked from home | 17.8%±4.6 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 73.5%±6.0 pts |
| Public transportation | 1.2%±1.5 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 24.8 min±3.1 |
| No health insurance coverage | 1.5%±1.1 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov