Middlebury is a somewhat small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 6,531 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Middlebury is the 117th largest community in Connecticut.

Middlebury is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.99% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Middlebury is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Middlebury who work in management occupations (16.81%), office and administrative support jobs (11.70%), and teaching (11.15%).

Also of interest is that Middlebury has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Middlebury 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.

Middlebury is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Middlebury's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Middlebury is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Middlebury isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.47% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Middlebury doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Middlebury Information and Demographics

The population of Middlebury is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 41.46% of adults in Middlebury have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Middlebury in 2000 was $33,056, which is upper middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,224 for a family of four.

The people who call Middlebury home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Middlebury is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Middlebury include Italian, Irish, English, Polish, German, French, and Lithuanian.

The most common language spoken in Middlebury is English.