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Middletown, DE Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Middletown is $32,306, which is higher than the state average of $30,191 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Middletown median household income is $83,701, which has grown by 100.90% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 27.12% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Middletown residents spend 36.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.2 minutes and is higher 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, #26

Middletown, DE	32,306 USD
Delaware	30,191 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Middletown, DE	41,904 USD
Delaware	33,303 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, DE	53,068 USD
Delaware	38,619 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, DE	36,989 USD
Delaware	29,263 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #10

Middletown, DE	83,701 USD
Delaware	60,231 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Middletown, DE	98,173 USD
Delaware	78,589 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #4

Middletown, DE	100.90%
Delaware	27.12%
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, DE		Delaware		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.37%	$9,794, see rank	22.26%	$15,112	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.98%	$19,027, see rank	32.61%	$19,097	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.21%	$3,246, see rank	2.56%	$3,008	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.85%	$21,974, see rank	23.57%	$25,529	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, DE	89,701 USD
Delaware	72,683 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Middletown, DE	107,438 USD
Delaware	90,884 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, DE	Delaware	U.S.
White	$87,196, see rank	$64,791	$56,900
Black	$62,901, see rank	$46,149	$35,600
Hispanic	$46,114, see rank	$46,295	$42,396
Asian	$103,875, see rank	$87,453	$73,244
Two or More Races	$68,448, see rank	$47,325	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Middletown, DE	Delaware	U.S.
less than 25	$57,772, see rank	$29,750	$25,788
25 to 44	$88,417, see rank	$64,800	$58,398
45 to 64	$96,311, see rank	$72,237	$65,027
65 or over	$50,417, see rank	$44,076	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Middletown, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,907, see rank	734,886	248,775,628
Male¹	6,733, 48.41%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,972, 73.85%, see rank	68.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.77%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,972, 73.85%, see rank	67.25%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,625, 93.02%, see rank	90.88%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	347, 6.98%, see rank	9.12%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,761, 26.15%, see rank	31.98%	30.72%
Female¹	7,174, 51.59%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,225, 72.83%, see rank	60.00%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,225, 72.83%, see rank	59.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,989, 95.48%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	236, 4.52%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,949, 27.17%, see rank	40.00%	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, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,283, 100%	419,999	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,533, 81.15%, see rank	80.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	754, 8.12%, see rank	8.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	198, 2.13%, see rank	3.13%	5.06%
Walked	58, 0.62%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	110, 1.18%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	630, 6.79%, see rank	3.96%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Middletown, DE	36.3 minutes
Delaware	25.2 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, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,614	426,103	143,435,233
Male¹	4,625, 48.11%, see rank	50.36%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,044, 44.19%, see rank	33.83%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	437, 9.45%, see rank	16.13%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	696, 15.05%, see rank	16.94%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.17%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	288, 6.23%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	929, 20.09%, see rank	16.62%	17.94%
Female¹	4,989, 51.89%, see rank	49.64%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,455, 49.21%, see rank	42.53%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	927, 18.58%, see rank	20.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,415, 28.36%, see rank	31.94%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.14%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	171, 3.43%, see rank	4.86%	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, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,614, 100%	426,103	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	40, 0.42%, see rank	1.01%	1.96%
Construction	444, 4.62%, see rank	6.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,062, 11.05%, see rank	9.32%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	58, 0.60%, see rank	2.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	988, 10.28%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	554, 5.76%, see rank	4.75%	4.93%
Information	93, 0.97%, see rank	1.62%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,504, 15.64%, see rank	9.96%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	819, 8.52%, see rank	9.75%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,597, 27.01%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	428, 4.45%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	580, 6.03%, see rank	5.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	447, 4.65%, see rank	4.37%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Middletown, DE	%	Delaware	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,070	5.54%, see rank	12.01%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	177	3.62%, see rank	8.18%	11.47%

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