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06457

Middletown, CT · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
46,720
Median household income
$79,463
People below poverty
12%
Median home value
$295,300

Income

The median income of households in 06457 was $79,463. An estimated 5.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 06457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.7
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6
$15,000 to $24,999 6.2
$25,000 to $34,999 5.2
$35,000 to $49,999 7.9
$50,000 to $74,999 18.7
$75,000 to $99,999 15
$100,000 to $149,999 17.1
$150,000 to $199,999 8
$200,000 or more 12.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 06457 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 77108
Female 62792

An estimated 77.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,927. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 06457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.7
Social Security 30.1
Retirement income 23.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4
Cash public assistance income 2.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 12.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 06457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12
Children under 18 years below poverty 12.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.4

In 2020-2024, 13.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 33.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 46.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 06457 in 2020-2024, 96.6% had health insurance coverage and 3.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.6% and public coverage was 37.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.7%.


In 2020-2024, 06457 had a total population of 46,720 - 24,059 (51.5%) females and 22,661 (48.5%) males. The median age was 39 years. An estimated 14.7% of the population was under 18 years, 39.8% was 19 to 44 years, 24.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 17 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 06457 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 868 897
5 to 9 959 1124
10 to 14 906 1013
15 to 19 1390 1413
20 to 24 2254 2213
25 to 29 2137 2162
30 to 34 1907 1932
35 to 39 1562 1132
40 to 44 1488 1788
45 to 49 976 1271
50 to 54 1329 1523
55 to 59 1794 1562
60 to 64 1645 1543
65 to 69 1247 1338
70 to 74 992 1096
75 to 79 485 677
80 to 84 377 585
85 and over 345 790

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 65.5% were White; 15% were Black or African American; 3.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.8% were Asian; 6.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.6% of the people in 06457 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 62.6% of the people in 06457 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 20,385 households in 06457. The average household size was 2.09 people.

Married-couple households made up 36.4% of the households in 06457 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31% of all households, while 24.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 37.9% of all households.

In 06457, 20.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 06457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 36.4
Cohabiting Couples 8.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.7% of males and 38.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 47 39.1
Now married, except separated 39.7 38.1
Separated 1.4 1
Widowed 2.1 8.7
Divorced 9.8 13.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 06457, 434 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 86.5% of the people living in 06457 were U.S. natives. 56.1% of the 06457 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 13.5% of 06457 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 64.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 06457 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 06457.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 06457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 33.9
Asia 29.7
Europe 24.3
Africa 9.5
Northern America 2
Oceania 0.5

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 06457 in 2020-2024, 17.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.2% of people at least five years old; 5.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 06457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.2
Other Indo-European languages 6.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.3
Other languages 2.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 06457 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 06457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.9
Different house, same county 4
Different county, same state 6
Different state 3.4
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 40.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 06457 was 12,045 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 576 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,276. College or graduate school enrollment was 6,193.

Educational Attainment of People in 06457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.3
High school diploma or equivalency 27.2
Some college, no degree 17.7
Associate's degree 8.8
Bachelor's degree 22.9
Graduate or professional degree 17.2

Disability

In 06457, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.7% of people under 18 years old, to 11.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 06457, 62.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 20,807 81.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,670 14.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,053 4.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 06457 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 06457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.8
Construction 3.5
Manufacturing 11.4
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 10.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.4
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7
Other Services, except public administration 3.7
Public administration 4.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 06457 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 12,228 47.9
Service occupations 4,385 17.2
Sales and office occupations 5,123 20.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,181 4.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,613 10.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.6% of 06457 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 06457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.4
Walked 4.7
Other means 3.3
Worked from home 14

In 2020-2024, 06457 had a total of 21,621 housing units. Of these housing units, 49.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 50.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 06457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 49.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 50.2
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 23.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 06457 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 43.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 06457 had 20,385 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,236 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 52.9% while renters occupied 47.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.46 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.68.

5.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.7% and another 15.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 06457:

House Heating Fuel Used in 06457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 32.1
Electricity 30.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 32.5
All other fuels 2.7
No fuel used 2.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 06457 was $295,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.8 % had a mortgage. 35.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,199 and for owners without a mortgage it was $963.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 06457 was $1,446. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.