COMPARING TWO PLACES
Middletown vs Lincoln
PLACE A
Middletown, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Lincoln, Pennsylvania
Middletown is 2805% larger than Lincoln. Middletown earns more, with a median household income $39,081 higher. Middletown has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -13%).
MIDDLETOWNLINCOLNDIFFERENCE
Total population25,798888+2805% vs Lincoln
Population density2,035185+1,850
Population growth22.9%-13.1%+36.0 pts
Median age38.754.5−15.8
Male43.9%57.6%−13.7 pts
Female56.1%42.4%+13.7 pts
Foreign-born10.7%1.0%+9.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.8%93.7%−41.9 pts
Black31.0%0.9%+30.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.9%3.5%+2.5 pts
Asian4.2%0.0%+4.2 pts
Other7.1%2.0%+5.1 pts
Median household income$112,831$73,750+$39,081
Per capita income$52,839$45,183+$7,656
Poverty rate8.4%5.6%+2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.450−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher44.0%17.8%+26.2 pts
Graduate degree18.0%2.9%+15.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%2.6%+5.3 pts
Labor force participation69.4%55.4%+14.0 pts
Median home value$409,600$135,200+$274,400
Median gross rent$1,583$941+$642
Owner-occupied76.8%84.2%−7.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.3%2.6%−1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households22.7%4.3%+18.4 pts
Average commute30.025.1+4.9
Worked from home18.9%5.0%+13.9 pts
Public transit to work0.7%1.8%−1.1 pts
Uninsured2.2%4.1%−1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025