CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Middletown

New York · 24,160 residents · 5.31 sq mi

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Middletown is a city of 24,160 people in New York. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $118,600. Median rent is $578 a month. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 51%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,160

−5%vs 2000

vs 25,388 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.31 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202430K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(2,071)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(1,762)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(1,543)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,600)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(1,917)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.2%(4,640)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(3,379)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(2,096)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(1,693)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(1,739)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(1,203)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(517)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,194

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,570 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,525

−29%vs 2000

vs $18,947 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.8%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$118,600

+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $103,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$578

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $684 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

50.2%

+4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.7% in 2000

49.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic56.8%(14,423)

Black13.2%(3,350)

Hispanic / Latino25.1%(6,375)

Asian1.7%(423)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.1%(19,832)

Black11%(2,665)

Hispanic / Latino13.5%(3,252)

Asian1.9%(465)

Other5%(1,198)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican14.8%(4,483)

Mexican13.6%(4,133)

South American7%(2,116)

Dominican5.7%(1,718)

Ecuadorian3.4%(1,015)

Colombian3.3%(994)

Central American1.7%(513)

Guatemalan0.8%(248)

Salvadoran0.4%(135)

Spaniard0.4%(122)

Peruvian0.3%(99)

Nicaraguan0.3%(79)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0.1%(44)

Cuban0%(13)

Honduran0%(7)

Bolivian0%(5)

Venezuelan0%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese1.3%(393)

Vietnamese1%(295)

Asian Indian0.4%(122)

Bangladeshi0.3%(88)

Thai0.2%(65)

Korean0.1%(18)

Cambodian0%(9)

Filipino0%(3)

Burmese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(19)

Ancestry

Italian7.8%(2,366)

Irish7.7%(2,329)

West Indian6.7%(2,022)

German5%(1,520)

Jamaican4.4%(1,328)

American4.3%(1,314)

Polish2.8%(834)

English2.5%(767)

Arab0.9%(270)

Haitian0.9%(261)

Subsaharan African0.8%(228)

Dutch0.7%(218)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

French0.4%(135)

Norwegian0.4%(131)

Greek0.4%(127)

Barbadian0.4%(126)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.4%(109)

French Canadian0.3%(100)

Hungarian0.3%(90)

Swedish0.3%(90)

Scottish0.3%(78)

Russian0.2%(72)

Lithuanian0.2%(66)

Welsh0.2%(65)

Cape Verdean0.2%(60)

Nigerian0.2%(58)

Guyanese0.1%(45)

Portuguese0.1%(45)

British0.1%(43)

Czech0.1%(39)

Egyptian0.1%(32)

Romanian0.1%(21)

Austrian0.1%(19)

Swiss0.1%(17)

Scotch-Irish0%(15)

Belgian0%(14)

Ukrainian0%(13)

Danish0%(7)

Slovak0%(7)

Lebanese0%(6)

Palestinian0%(6)

Turkish0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.3%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 19.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.7%(5,606)

Married46.7%(5,726)

Widowed1.2%(146)

Divorced6.5%(795)

Women 15+

Never married35.3%(4,167)

Married46.2%(5,447)

Widowed5.5%(649)

Divorced13%(1,536)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 16.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 53.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.1%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.0%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.7%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)39.2%(452)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.5%(86)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.7%(238)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.4%(97)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,152 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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