Demographics of Middleton city, Wisconsin

Middleton city, Wisconsin had 23,115 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,044 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Middleton city, in four figures

23,115
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 22,301 ±41.; +4.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,044 people.; 39.1 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $89,524 ±$7,629
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Middleton city, Wisconsin's population grew 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Middleton city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Middleton city, Wisconsin's population grew 4.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Middleton city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	22,071	100.0	100.0
2021	22,028	99.8	100.2
2022	22,375	101.4	100.7
2023	22,646	102.6	101.6
2024	22,531	102.1	102.5
2025	23,115	104.7	103.1

Population of Middleton city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	22,071	—
2021	22,028	−43
2022	22,375	+347
2023	22,646	+271
2024	22,531	−115
2025	23,115	+584

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.1 ±1.4: for men 37.7 ±2.5 and for women 41.3 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Middleton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	905 ±279	4.1% ±1.3	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,542 ±439	15.9% ±2.0	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,981 ±390	8.9% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,927 ±750	31.1% ±3.4	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,979 ±499	22.3% ±2.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,967 ±485	17.8% ±2.2	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $89,524 ±$7,629, and income per person $59,443 ±$3,914, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Middleton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	1,058 ±323	10.2% ±3.1	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,305 ±288	12.6% ±2.7	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,864 ±365	18.0% ±3.4	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,434 ±347	13.8% ±3.3	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,663 ±291	16.0% ±2.7	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,475 ±292	14.2% ±2.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,583 ±226	15.2% ±2.1	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Middleton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	1,695 ±659	7.6% ±3.0	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	113 to 577	2.7% to 12.9%	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,121 ±450	8.9% ±3.5	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	115 to 343	4.4% ±2.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Middleton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Middleton city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	10,793 ±408	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.2% ±1.2	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.7% to 5.9%	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	45.7% ±2.1	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	54.3% ±4.0	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$484,200 ±$20,378	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,437 ±$74	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Middleton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,029 ±802	13.6% ±3.6	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,015 ±845	71.8% ±3.8	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	180 to 972	0.8% to 4.4%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,620 ±463	7.3% ±2.1	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,023 ±372	4.6% ±1.7	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Middleton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	11,241 ±730	50.4% ±3.3	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,982 ±591	35.8% ±2.6	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 481	0% to 2.2%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,849 ±610	12.8% ±2.7	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	937 ±272	4.2% ±1.2	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,912 ±637	8.6% ±2.9	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Middleton city among the places of Wisconsin

37th of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Middleton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Muskego city	25,406 ±37
De Pere city	25,301 ±45
Mequon city	25,270 ±25
Caledonia village	25,257 ±33
Watertown city	22,774 ±30
Middleton city	22,301 ±41
Pleasant Prairie village	21,669 ±29
Howard village	21,087 ±22
Germantown village	20,962 ±32
South Milwaukee city	20,442 ±49
Onalaska city	19,348 ±28

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026