Demographics of Middletown city, Ohio

Middletown city, Ohio had 52,146 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,109 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Middletown city, in four figures

52,146
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 51,617 ±594.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,109 people.; 38.6 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,102 ±$4,498
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.

Middletown city, Ohio's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Middletown city, Ohio'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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Middletown city, Ohio's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Middletown city, Ohio'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	51,037	100.0	100.0
2021	51,120	100.2	100.2
2022	51,321	100.6	100.7
2023	51,815	101.5	101.6
2024	52,097	102.1	102.5
2025	52,146	102.2	103.1

Population of Middletown city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	51,037	—
2021	51,120	+83
2022	51,321	+201
2023	51,815	+494
2024	52,097	+282
2025	52,146	+49

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.6 ±1.5: for men 36.8 ±2.0 and for women 40.7 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Middletown city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	3,152 ±452	6.1% ±0.9	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,111 ±784	15.7% ±1.5	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,604 ±754	10.9% ±1.5	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,922 ±928	25.0% ±1.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,792 ±929	24.8% ±1.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,036 ±688	17.5% ±1.3	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,102 ±$4,498, and income per person $31,456 ±$1,618, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Middletown city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	4,478 ±538	20.9% ±2.4	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,005 ±574	23.4% ±2.6	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,113 ±500	19.2% ±2.2	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,815 ±371	13.1% ±1.7	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,125 ±440	14.6% ±2.0	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,168 ±252	5.5% ±1.2	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	718 ±151	3.4% ±0.7	9.1% ±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 Middletown city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	8,671 ±1,038	17.1% ±2.0	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,656 ±573	24.3% ±4.7	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,343 ±593	15.7% ±2.0	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,672 ±274	13.9% ±2.1	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Middletown city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Middletown city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	23,046 ±780	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±0.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.0% ±1.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.0% ±3.4	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.0% ±2.6	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$164,400 ±$5,296	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,007 ±$35	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Middletown city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,241 ±979	8.2% ±1.9	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	36,532 ±1,435	70.8% ±2.7	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,790 ±892	13.2% ±1.7	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	200 to 756	0.4% to 1.5%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 100	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1 to 99	< 0.1% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	117 to 631	0.2% to 1.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,108 ±670	6.0% ±1.3	4.3% ±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 Middletown city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	37,981 ±1,234	73.6% ±2.2	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,948 ±876	19.3% ±1.7	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	828 ±311	1.6% ±0.6	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,860 ±900	5.5% ±1.7	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,005 ±271	1.9% ±0.5	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,855 ±851	3.6% ±1.6	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Middletown city among the places of Ohio

15th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Middletown city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hamilton city	63,468 ±91
Youngstown city	59,331 ±33
Springfield city	58,190 ±75
Kettering city	57,206 ±191
Elyria city	53,035 ±41
Middletown city	51,617 ±594
Cuyahoga Falls city	50,909 ±46
Newark city	50,783 ±63
Lakewood city	50,007 ±58
Dublin city	49,294 ±83
Euclid city	48,823 ±32

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Middletown city, Ohio

Rankings this appears in

No. 14 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 32 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 33 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 82 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 93 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 151 Places in Ohio by median household income

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