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Middleton

Wisconsin · 23,115 residents (2025 est.) · 9.40 sq mi
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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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
22,301
+41%since 2000
from 15,770 in 2000
23,115 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,372 / sq mi
+32%since 2009
from 1,797 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.1
+8%since 2000
from 36.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
9.40 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
12K15K18K20K23K19902000201020202024Middleton
202422K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.1%(905)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95%(1,122)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(1,403)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.7%(1,270)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.7%(1,728)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.9%(3,535)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.2%(3,392)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.6%(2,362)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.7%(2,617)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.5%(2,123)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.5%(1,440)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(404)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$89,524
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $50,786 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$59,443
+102%since 2000
from $29,464 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
59.3%
+15.5 ptssince 2009
from 43.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.6%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 5.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.449
+3%since 2010
from 0.438 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade10.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Information7.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade5%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food4.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Finance & insurance3.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$484,200
+55%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $171,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,437
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $641 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
45.7%
−6.1 ptssince 2000
from 51.8% in 2000
54.3% rent
Vacancy rate
3.8%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.13 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.27 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.9%
−7.5 ptssince 2009
from 28.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
38.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 36.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.4
+21%since 2009
from 4.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
55
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic90.7%(14,308)
Black2%(308)
Hispanic / Latino2.8%(444)
Asian2.7%(419)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic71.8%(16,015)
Black2.6%(576)
Hispanic / Latino13.6%(3,029)
Asian7.3%(1,620)
Other4.8%(1,061)
Diversity Score
57
+75%since 2009
from 33 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6.5%(1,455)
Colombian1.8%(394)
Uruguayan1%(213)
Venezuelan1%(213)
Cuban0.8%(168)
Guatemalan0.3%(73)
Spaniard0.3%(66)
Chilean0.2%(54)
Salvadoran0.1%(32)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(22)
Ecuadorian0.1%(19)
Asian origin
Chinese3.4%(750)
Asian Indian1.9%(413)
Taiwanese0.7%(153)
Hmong0.4%(97)
Bangladeshi0.4%(84)
Korean0.2%(52)
Burmese0.2%(35)
Japanese0.1%(14)
Filipino0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German35.3%(7,876)
Irish18.9%(4,205)
English10.3%(2,303)
Norwegian7.9%(1,757)
Polish5.3%(1,187)
Italian3.4%(762)
Swedish2.9%(643)
French2.4%(529)
Dutch2.2%(496)
Czech1.8%(408)
Swiss1.4%(305)
Scottish1.3%(279)
+ 29 more ancestry groups with data
American1.2%(274)
Danish0.9%(195)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(168)
Greek0.7%(152)
Finnish0.6%(144)
Brazilian0.6%(135)
British0.5%(120)
Russian0.5%(111)
Welsh0.5%(108)
Romanian0.5%(104)
Arab0.4%(84)
Hungarian0.4%(84)
Austrian0.4%(83)
Iranian0.2%(54)
Lithuanian0.2%(44)
Bulgarian0.2%(39)
Serbian0.2%(39)
Belgian0.1%(33)
Canadian0.1%(28)
Ukrainian0.1%(24)
Portuguese0.1%(19)
Slovak0.1%(19)
Armenian0.1%(18)
Latvian0.1%(18)
Syrian0%(10)
Nigerian0%(10)
Slovene0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
61.7%
+11.3 ptssince 2000
from 50.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 95.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
30.3%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 21.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.3 min
+86%since 2000
from 10.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.5%
−9.3 ptssince 2009
from 78.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.1%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.5%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
20.3%
+15.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.4%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2011
from 3.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.1%
−6.3 ptssince 2011
from 74.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.7%
−6.6 ptssince 2020
from 84.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 15.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
59.2%
+3.8 ptssince 2009
from 55.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 46.8% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 53.2% in 2009
Foreign born
12.8%
+5.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.0%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 8.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.2%
−1.7 ptssince 2013
from 5.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.0%
+6.8 ptssince 2017
from 87.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 94.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
81.0%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 82.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
82.5%
−7.3 ptssince 2016
from 89.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
8.8%
+5.5 ptssince 2016
from 3.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.4%(3,477)
Married53.5%(4,973)
Widowed0.6%(60)
Divorced8.4%(783)
Women 15+
Never married33.9%(3,247)
Married50.2%(4,812)
Widowed6.8%(647)
Divorced9.1%(872)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.2%
−1.7 ptssince 2013
from 5.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
75.5%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 72.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.4%
−3.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.9%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 11.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 0.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
83.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 83.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
26.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 25.8% 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)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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Middleton, Wisconsin?

Middleton, Wisconsin has about 22,301 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Middleton, Wisconsin?

The typical household in Middleton, Wisconsin earns about $89,524 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Middleton, Wisconsin expensive?

In Middleton, Wisconsin, the median home is worth about $484,200, and the typical rent is about $1,437 a month.

How educated are people in Middleton, Wisconsin?

About 61.7% of adults age 25 and over in Middleton, Wisconsin hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Middleton, Wisconsin?

About 7.6% of people in Middleton, Wisconsin live below the federal poverty line.

Has Middleton, Wisconsin grown since 1990?

Yes, Middleton, Wisconsin has grown since 1990. The population has added about 9,012 residents, a change of about 68 percent over that period.

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