Delaware · Census place 47030
Middletown town, DE
Quick answer
Middletown town has 24,071 residents, ranking #4 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $115,252, the median home is worth $399,500 and median gross rent runs $1,567 a month.
- Population
- 24,071Middletown town residents
- Median household income
- $115,252Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $399,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,567Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Middletown town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Middletown town median would spend about 16.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7% of residents and 76.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Delaware.
- Wilmington city 71,124
- Dover city 39,491
- Newark city 30,309
- Bear CDP 22,604
- Glasgow CDP 16,095
- Brookside CDP 15,262
- Hockessin CDP 13,608
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