Middletown, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

9,763

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

4.33% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.1%

22.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$82,537

11.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$336,000

12.4% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Middletown, KY is home to a population of 9.76k people, from which 92.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.1% of Middletown, KY residents were born outside of the country (1.18k people).

In 2024, there were 9.44 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.33k people) in Middletown, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 776 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 698 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.2%

2024 Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.2% of Middletown, KY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Middletown, KY was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Middletown, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.33k ± 461
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
776 ± 384
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
698 ± 287

7.42%

Hispanic Population

724 people

7.42% of the people in Middletown, KY are hispanic (724 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Middletown, KY 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 Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

12.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.18k people

8.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

834 people

As of 2024, 12.1% of Middletown, KY residents (1.18k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Middletown, KY was 8.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
99 ± 64
Gulf War (2001-)
94 ± 68
Gulf War (1990s)
49 ± 38

Middletown, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Middletown, KY.

Economy

The economy of Middletown, KY employs 4.88k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Middletown, KY were Retail Trade (705 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (607 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (539 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($124,028), Construction ($105,625), and Manufacturing ($102,639).

Employment

Occupations

4.88k

2024 Value

± 514

−0.631%

1 Year decline

± 14.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Middletown, KY declined at a rate of −0.631%, from 4.92k employees to 4.88k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Middletown, KY, are Management Occupations (792 people), Sales & Related Occupations (741 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (488 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Middletown, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.88k

2024 Value

± 514

−0.631%

1 Year decline

± 14.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Middletown, KY declined at a rate of −0.631%, from 4.92k employees to 4.88k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Middletown, KY, are Retail Trade (705 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (607 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (539 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Middletown, KY, though some of these residents may live in Middletown, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$69,854

Median earning men ± $7,159

$44,104

Median earning women ± $4,487

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($121,750), Construction ($114,028), and Manufacturing ($102,694).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($109,338), Manufacturing ($94,722), and Construction ($81,964).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Middletown, KY was $336,000 in 2024, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $298,900 to $336,000, a 12.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Middletown, KY is 57.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Middletown, KY have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Middletown, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$336,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,457

$2,515

Median Property Taxes

±$318

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Middletown, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Middletown, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

57.1%

Homeownership

2024

64.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 57.1% of the housing units in Middletown, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.7%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$82,537

Median Household Income

± $8,569

4.41k

Number of Households

± 506

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.41k households in Middletown, KY grew to $82,537 from the previous year's value of $74,129.

The following chart displays the households in Middletown, KY 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Middletown, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.2%)
Worked At Home (12.1%)
Carpooled (7.71%)

In 2024, 76.2% of workers in Middletown, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.71%).

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

18.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Middletown, KY have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.538% of the workforce in Middletown, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Middletown, KY (883 out of 9.71k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Middletown, KY is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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

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

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

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