With 22,301 people, Middleton is a city in Wisconsin. 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 46% of homes are owner-occupied. Growth has run 41% since 2000, or 6,531 more people. Density works out to 2,372 people per square mile. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,524, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
62% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Middleton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$222,726 → $484,200(+117%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.2% → 71.8%(−24.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population13,289 → 22,301(+68%)US over the same years: +35%
Middleton's population equals 3.9% of Dane County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.7% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 5.6% of the county's.
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)23.2%(164)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.8%(41)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.3%(327)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(40)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 706 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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Over time
Middleton, decade by decade
Middleton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,289
$83,664
$222,726
42.2%
9.2
2000
15,770
$92,515
$312,050
50.3%
21.8
2010
17,442
$86,664
$378,200
56.6%
35.3
2020
21,827
$88,886
$437,546
61.3%
47.8
2024
22,301
$89,524
$484,200
61.7%
57.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
