Middletown is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 9,638 people and two associated neighborhoods, Middletown is the 45th largest community in Kentucky. Middletown has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Middletown, where the median household income is $81,881.00. Middletown real estate is some of the most expensive in Kentucky, although Middletown house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Middletown is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.75% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Middletown is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Middletown who work in management occupations (15.78%), sales jobs (9.47%), and office and administrative support (9.19%). 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 interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.69% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Middletown, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Middletown is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.35% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Middletown in 2022 was $48,054, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $192,216 for a family of four. However, Middletown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Middletown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Middletown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. 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 English, German, Irish, Hungarian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Middletown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Chinese.
