About Middlefield

Middlefield is a very small town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 4,203 people and just one neighborhood, Middlefield is the 134th largest community in Connecticut.

Middlefield is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Middlefield is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Middlefield who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.01%), sales jobs (12.11%), and healthcare (10.98%).

In addition, Middlefield is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Middlefield is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Middlefield 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 town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Middlefield has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Middlefield's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Middlefield is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Middlefield, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.74% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Middlefield Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Middlefield citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.43% of adults in Middlefield have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Middlefield in 2000 was $25,711, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,844 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Middlefield is English. Some people also speak Italian.