Middletown is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 30,207 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Middletown is the 48th largest community in New York. Middletown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

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.

One downside of living in Middletown is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Middletown, the average commute to work is 30.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly city. Many of Middletown’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Middletown is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking taxis. For Middletown, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The percentage of adults in Middletown who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.20% of the adults in Middletown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Middletown in 2018 was $31,484, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,936 for a family of four. However, Middletown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Middletown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Middletown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Middletown, accounting for 40.29% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Middletown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Middletown include Italian, Irish, German, Jamaican, and Polish.

Middletown also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.20%.

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