Middletown, CT

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2023 Population

47,646

1.05% 1-year decline

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

4% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

12.2%

2.41% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$73,979

1.52% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

26,001

1.45% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Middletown, CT are White (Non-Hispanic) (64.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.29%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.73%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.28%).

None of the households in Middletown, CT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.1% of the residents in Middletown, CT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Middletown, CT are Wesleyan University (1,288 degrees awarded in 2022) and Middlesex Community College (328 degrees).

Most people in Middletown, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Middletown, CT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Middletown, CT is home to a population of 47.6k people, from which 96.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 12.1% of Middletown, CT residents were born outside of the country (5.77k people).

In 2023, there were 4.87 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30.8k people) in Middletown, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.34k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.52k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.1%

2023 Citizenship

96.1%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Middletown, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Middletown, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
30.8k ± 946
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.34k ± 639
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.52k ± 459

11.8%

Hispanic Population

5.63k people

11.8% of the people in Middletown, CT are hispanic (5.63k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Middletown, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
41,700 ± 4,984 people
India
40,990 ± 4,942 people
Dominican Republic
28,698 ± 4,143 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 41,700 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 40,990 and Dominican Republic with 28,698.

Foreign-Born Population

12.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.77k people

11.6%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

5.6k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Middletown, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
639 ± 147
Gulf War (2001-)
530 ± 170
Gulf War (1990s)
287 ± 139

Middletown, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Middletown, CT employs 26k people. The largest industries in Middletown, CT are Educational Services (4,226 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,861 people), and Manufacturing (2,863 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($102,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($84,971), and Public Administration ($84,835).

Males in Connecticut have an average income that is 1.37 times higher than the average income of females, which is $78,304. The income inequality in Connecticut (measured using the Gini index) is 0.501, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

26k

2023 Value

± 1,435

−1.45%

1 Year decline

± 7.86%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Middletown, CT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,874 people), Management Occupations (2,636 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,265 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Middletown, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

26k

2023 Value

± 1,435

−1.45%

1 Year decline

± 7.86%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Middletown, CT, are Educational Services (4,226 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,861 people), and Manufacturing (2,863 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Middletown, CT, though some of these residents may live in Middletown, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,250

Median earning men ± $5,225

$43,894

Median earning women ± $5,157

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($117,875), Public Administration ($87,123), and Manufacturing ($75,865).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($84,141), Information ($79,211), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,615).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.67M people employed in Connecticut. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Connecticut.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing the state of Connecticut. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Middletown, CT. Showing the available data for Connecticut.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (56.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.9%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.812%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Connecticut for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Connecticut

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Richard Blumenthal

Senator from Connecticut

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Chris Murphy

Senator from Connecticut

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing Connecticut.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Connecticut over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Connecticut

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Connecticut have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Middletown, CT awarded 1,616 degrees. The student population of Middletown, CT in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,249 male students and 2,884 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Middletown, CT are White (958 and 67.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (181 and 12.7%), Asian (97 and 6.79%), and Black or African American (93 and 6.51%).

The largest universities in Middletown, CT by number of degrees awarded are Wesleyan University (1,288 and 79.7%) and Middlesex Community College (328 and 20.3%).

The most popular majors in Middletown, CT are General Psychology (166 and 10.3%), Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (113 and 6.99%), and General Political Science & Government (99 and 6.13%).

The median tuition cost in Middletown, CT for private four year colleges is $63,722.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
148 degrees awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
113 degrees awarded
General Political Science & Government
97 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Middletown, CT was General Psychology with 148 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Middletown, CT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Wesleyan University
1,288 degrees awarded
Middlesex Community College
328 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Wesleyan University with 1,288 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 654 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Middletown, CT, which is 0.68 times less than the 962 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 958 degrees mean that there were 5.29 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 181 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.962% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (765k), Bachelors Degree (631k), and Some college (550k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Middletown, CT have an average commute time of 22.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Middletown, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Middletown, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Middletown, CT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$73,979

Median Household Income

± $3,436

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Middletown, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Middletown, CT is from Connecticut.

0.501

2022 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.502

2021 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2022, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.501 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0861% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Connecticut across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (70.3%)
Worked At Home (14%)
Carpooled (6.1%)

In 2023, 70.3% of workers in Middletown, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14%) and those who carpooled to work (6.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Middletown, CT have a shorter commute time (22.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.977% of the workforce in Middletown, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Middletown, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Middletown, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Middletown, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Middletown, CT (5.32k out of 43.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Middletown, CT is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.6% of the population of Middletown, CT has health coverage, with 51.4% on employee plans, 20.5% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 0.883% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Middlesex County, CT see 1253 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.86% decrease from the previous year (1331 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1277 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 206 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Middlesex County, CT.

1,253 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Middlesex County, CT

Primary care physicians in Middlesex County, CT see an average of 1,253 patients per year. This represents a 5.86% decrease from the previous year (1,331 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Middlesex County, CT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.5% under 18 years, 29.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.39%

Uninsured

51.4%

Employer Coverage

20.5%

Medicaid

11.5%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

0.883%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Middletown, CT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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