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.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Middletown use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Middletown‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding taxis. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
In terms of college education, Middletown is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.20% of adults 25 and older 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.
In addition, Middletown has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.20%).
The most common language spoken in Middletown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
