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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Middletown is $34,226, which is lower than the state average of $38,480 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Middletown median household income is $61,373, which has grown by 30.13% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 29.60% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Middletown residents spend 22.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #82

Middletown, CT	34,226 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Middletown, CT	38,713 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Middletown, CT	44,689 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Middletown, CT	33,490 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #84

Middletown, CT	61,373 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Middletown, CT	81,172 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #57

Middletown, CT	30.13%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Middletown, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.38%	$10,932, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.54%	$17,842, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.49%	$3,401, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.31%	$25,039, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Middletown, CT	82,832 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Middletown, CT	97,047 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Middletown, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$64,111, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Black	$47,344, see rank	$42,838	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,079, see rank	$39,375	$42,396
Asian	$83,095, see rank	$86,676	$73,244
One Race, Other	$34,115, see rank	$34,826	$40,300
Two or More Races	$49,917, see rank	$51,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Middletown, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$31,974, see rank	$29,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$63,265, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$76,745, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$39,818, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Middletown, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	39,789, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	19,123, 48.06%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	13,457, 70.37%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	47, 0.25%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	13,410, 70.12%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,348, 92.08%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,062, 7.92%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,666, 29.63%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	20,666, 51.94%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	13,423, 64.95%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	46, 0.22%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	13,377, 64.73%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	12,462, 93.16%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	915, 6.84%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,243, 35.05%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Middletown, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	24,379, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	19,191, 78.72%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,898, 7.79%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	670, 2.75%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	1,573, 6.45%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	340, 1.39%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	707, 2.90%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Middletown, CT	22.4 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Middletown, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,810	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	12,348, 49.77%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,268, 42.66%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,667, 13.50%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,194, 17.77%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	772, 6.25%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,716, 13.90%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	12,462, 50.23%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,059, 48.62%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,593, 20.81%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,227, 25.89%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.02%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	72, 0.58%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	474, 3.80%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Middletown, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,810, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7, 0.03%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	1,119, 4.51%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,569, 10.35%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	607, 2.45%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,240, 9.03%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	844, 3.40%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	973, 3.92%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,354, 9.49%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,469, 9.95%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,561, 30.48%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,941, 7.82%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,040, 4.19%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,086, 4.38%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Middletown, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,397	12.46%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,073	9.92%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.