Demographics of Middletown town, Rhode Island

Middletown town, Rhode Island had 16,502 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −557 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

16,502
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,832 ±25.; −3.3%
Change since July 2020: −557 people.; 43.8 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $101,948 ±$6,260
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Middletown town, Rhode Island's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Middletown town, Rhode Island'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, Rhode Island's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Middletown town, Rhode Island'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	17,059	100.0	100.0
2021	17,055	100.0	100.2
2022	16,799	98.5	100.7
2023	16,590	97.3	101.6
2024	16,599	97.3	102.5
2025	16,502	96.7	103.1

Population of Middletown town, Rhode Island on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,059	—
2021	17,055	−4
2022	16,799	−256
2023	16,590	−209
2024	16,599	+9
2025	16,502	−97

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.8 ±2.0: for men 42.6 ±3.3 and for women 45.6 ±3.9. 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	Rhode Island	United States
Under 5	624 ±179	3.7% ±1.1	4.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,566 ±411	15.2% ±2.4	14.0% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,065 ±264	6.3% ±1.6	10.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,384 ±493	26.0% ±2.9	26.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,439 ±516	26.4% ±3.1	25.9% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,754 ±431	22.3% ±2.6	18.7% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $101,948 ±$6,260, and income per person $59,109 ±$5,986, in 2024 dollars. The median is $87,796 ±$1,209 in Rhode Island 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	Rhode Island	United States
Under $25,000	1,011 ±249	14.0% ±3.4	14.8% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	866 ±240	12.0% ±3.3	14.1% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	917 ±191	12.7% ±2.6	14.5% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	706 ±217	9.8% ±3.0	12.5% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,753 ±296	24.3% ±3.9	19.1% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	886 ±259	12.3% ±3.5	11.1% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,087 ±212	15.0% ±2.8	13.8% ±0.4	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Rhode Island	United States
All ages	1,410 ±344	8.5% ±2.1	11.2% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	69 to 453	2.3% to 14.1%	13.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	558 ±191	6.7% ±2.2	10.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	591 ±188	11.8% ±3.6	11.3% ±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	Rhode Island	United States
Housing units	8,225 ±352	485,932 ±179	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.9% ±1.8	90.9% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.1% ±2.7	9.1% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.9% ±3.7	63.6% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.1% ±4.4	36.4% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$563,300 ±$45,579	$404,200 ±$4,032	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,990 ±$170	$1,342 ±$19	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±4	1962 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,571 ±412	9.3% ±2.4	17.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,615 ±629	74.9% ±3.7	68.0% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	864 ±273	5.1% ±1.6	4.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	354 ±159	2.1% ±0.9	3.5% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 49	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	96 to 474	0.6% to 2.8%	0.8% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,104 ±417	6.6% ±2.5	4.9% ±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	Rhode Island	United States
Born in the state	8,288 ±646	49.2% ±3.8	53.6% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,246 ±630	37.1% ±3.7	28.4% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	603 ±292	3.6% ±1.7	2.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,695 ±386	10.1% ±2.3	15.3% ±0.4	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	985 ±321	5.9% ±1.9	8.3% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	710 ±210	4.2% ±1.2	7.0% ±0.3	6.8% ±<0.1

Middletown town among the places and towns of Rhode Island

23rd of 44 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Rhode Island page.

Places of Rhode Island near Middletown town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Smithfield town	22,233 ±33
Bristol town	22,220 ±24
Westerly CDP	18,411 ±732
Portsmouth town	17,644 ±24
Barrington town	17,126 ±20
Middletown town	16,832 ±25
Burrillville town	16,427 ±21
Tiverton town	16,189 ±29
East Greenwich town	14,554 ±27
Narragansett town	14,494 ±20
North Smithfield town	12,708 ±33

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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