Middlesborough is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 9,131 people and four associated neighborhoods, Middlesborough is the 47th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Middlesborough is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Middlesborough is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Middlesborough who work in healthcare suport services (12.27%), sales jobs (12.17%), and teaching (11.01%). Being a small city, Middlesborough does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Middlesborough are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.26% of adults in Middlesborough have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Middlesborough in 2022 was $20,123, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $80,492 for a family of four. However, Middlesborough contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Middlesborough home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Middlesborough residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Middlesborough include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Middlesborough is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.
