COMPARING TWO PLACES
Middletown vs Flint
PLACE A
Middletown, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Flint, Michigan
Middletown is 67% smaller than Flint. Middletown earns more, with a median household income $75,185 higher. Middletown has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -21%).
MIDDLETOWNFLINTDIFFERENCE
Total population25,79879,306−67% vs Flint
Population density2,0352,372−337
Population growth22.9%-20.7%+43.6 pts
Median age38.736.9+1.8
Male43.9%50.1%−6.2 pts
Female56.1%49.9%+6.2 pts
Foreign-born10.7%3.2%+7.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.8%33.4%+18.4 pts
Black31.0%55.3%−24.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.9%4.5%+1.5 pts
Asian4.2%0.7%+3.5 pts
Other7.1%6.1%+0.9 pts
Median household income$112,831$37,646+$75,185
Per capita income$52,839$21,720+$31,119
Poverty rate8.4%34.1%−25.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.463−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher44.0%14.2%+29.8 pts
Graduate degree18.0%4.9%+13.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%14.8%−6.8 pts
Labor force participation69.4%54.5%+14.9 pts
Median home value$409,600$53,500+$356,100
Median gross rent$1,583$915+$668
Owner-occupied76.8%53.8%+22.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.3%19.7%−18.3 pts
Rent-burdened households22.7%52.0%−29.3 pts
Average commute30.022.7+7.3
Worked from home18.9%8.5%+10.4 pts
Public transit to work0.7%3.4%−2.8 pts
Uninsured2.2%5.4%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025