Middletown is a medium-sized coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 43,167 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Middletown is the 21st largest community in Connecticut.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Middletown is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Middletown is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Middletown who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.97%), sales jobs (10.31%), and management occupations (9.83%).

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

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Middletown are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Middletown Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Middletown citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.39% of adults in Middletown have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Middletown in 2000 was $25,720, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,880 for a family of four.

Middletown is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 Italian, Irish, Polish, English, German, French, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Middletown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.