About Middletown

Middletown is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 5,927 people and just one neighborhood, Middletown is the 84th largest community in Kentucky.

Much of the housing in Middletown has been built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Middletown economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Middletown, where the median household income is $53,608.

Middletown is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.20% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Middletown is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Middletown who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.47%), sales jobs (14.99%), and management occupations (11.47%).

In addition, Middletown is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Middletown is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Middletown a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Middletown has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Middletown's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small city, Middletown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Middletown Information and Demographics

The citizens of Middletown are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.83% of adults in Middletown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Middletown in 2000 was $26,660, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,640 for a family of four.

The people who call Middletown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Middletown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Middletown include English, German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Middletown is English. Some people also speak Spanish.