Demographics of Middletown town, Delaware

Middletown town, Delaware had 25,798 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,419 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 town, in four figures

25,798
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,661 ±31.; +10.3%
Change since July 2020: +2,419 people.; 38.7 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $112,831 ±$15,459
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 town, Delaware's population grew 10.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Middletown town, Delaware'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

Middletown town, Delaware's population grew 10.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Middletown town, Delaware'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	23,379	100.0	100.0
2021	24,266	103.8	100.2
2022	24,715	105.7	100.7
2023	25,103	107.4	101.6
2024	25,551	109.3	102.5
2025	25,798	110.3	103.1

Population of Middletown town, Delaware on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,379	—
2021	24,266	+887
2022	24,715	+449
2023	25,103	+388
2024	25,551	+448
2025	25,798	+247

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.7 ±2.3: for men 35.0 ±4.9 and for women 40.4 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Middletown town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Under 5	904 ±399	3.7% ±1.6	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,899 ±950	23.9% ±3.9	15.4% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,713 ±435	6.9% ±1.8	8.5% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,917 ±826	24.0% ±3.3	24.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,422 ±797	26.0% ±3.2	25.4% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,806 ±704	15.4% ±2.9	20.6% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $112,831 ±$15,459, and income per person $52,839 ±$9,116, in 2024 dollars. The median is $84,954 ±$1,251 in Delaware and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Middletown town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Delaware	United States
Under $25,000	824 ±335	9.1% ±3.7	11.9% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	380 to 1,250	4.2% to 13.8%	16.4% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,081 ±332	12.0% ±3.6	15.9% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,188 ±434	13.2% ±4.7	13.5% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,271 ±605	25.2% ±6.5	19.0% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,046 ±326	11.6% ±3.5	10.9% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,788 ±343	19.8% ±3.6	12.4% ±0.4	13.4% ±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%.

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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Delaware	United States
All ages	1,024 to 3,028	4.2% to 12.5%	10.4% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	326 to 1,226	5.3% to 18.7%	15.0% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	961 ±465	7.4% ±3.6	9.6% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	90 to 488	2.0% to 10.0%	8.5% ±0.5	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 Middletown town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Middletown town	Delaware	United States
Housing units	9,136 ±565	464,203 ±208	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.7% ±0.5	86.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.2% to 2.5%	13.4% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.8% ±5.6	73.0% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.2% ±4.7	27.0% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$409,600 ±$27,315	$352,000 ±$2,842	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,583 ±$184	$1,401 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2005 ±1	1987 ±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 Middletown town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,466 ±688	5.9% ±2.8	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,786 ±1,379	51.8% ±5.6	58.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,646 ±1,477	31.0% ±6.0	21.4% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,024 ±333	4.2% ±1.4	4.3% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 1,470	0% to 6.0%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	408 to 1,750	1.7% to 7.1%	4.5% ±0.2	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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Born in the state	8,638 ±1,319	35.0% ±5.3	42.9% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,940 ±1,379	52.5% ±5.6	44.7% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	218 to 648	0.9% to 2.6%	1.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,650 ±703	10.7% ±2.9	10.7% ±0.3	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,810 ±576	7.3% ±2.3	5.8% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	408 to 1,272	1.7% to 5.2%	4.9% ±0.3	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%.

Middletown town among the places of Delaware

4th of 21 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Delaware page.

Places of Delaware near Middletown town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wilmington city	71,727 ±50
Dover city	39,837 ±59
Newark city	30,330 ±122
Middletown town	24,661 ±31
Bear CDP	22,370 ±1,698
Glasgow CDP	15,546 ±2,077
Brookside CDP	15,115 ±1,163
Hockessin CDP	13,439 ±1,427
Smyrna town	13,165 ±51

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Middletown town, Delaware

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