COMPARING TWO PLACES
Middletown vs Monroe
PLACE A
Middletown, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Monroe, Pennsylvania
Middletown is 5286% larger than Monroe. Middletown earns more, with a median household income $58,884 higher. Middletown has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -14%).
MIDDLETOWNMONROEDIFFERENCE
Total population25,798479+5286% vs Monroe
Population density2,035970+1,065
Population growth22.9%-13.7%+36.6 pts
Median age38.736.7+2.0
Male43.9%51.7%−7.8 pts
Female56.1%48.3%+7.8 pts
Foreign-born10.7%1.4%+9.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.8%96.5%−44.6 pts
Black31.0%0.0%+31.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.9%2.6%+3.4 pts
Asian4.2%0.3%+3.8 pts
Other7.1%0.6%+6.4 pts
Median household income$112,831$53,947+$58,884
Per capita income$52,839$30,200+$22,639
Poverty rate8.4%12.4%−4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.415Even
Bachelor's degree or higher44.0%15.6%+28.4 pts
Graduate degree18.0%8.3%+9.8 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%5.7%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation69.4%59.0%+10.4 pts
Median home value$409,600$174,000+$235,600
Median gross rent$1,583$854+$729
Owner-occupied76.8%72.0%+4.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.3%7.0%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households22.7%51.4%−28.6 pts
Average commute30.026.2+3.9
Worked from home18.9%4.4%+14.5 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Uninsured2.2%9.8%−7.6 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025