Middletown, Connecticut
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City Overview
As of 2009, Middletown's population is 47,778 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 9.99 percent.
The median home cost in Middletown is $221,850. Home appreciation the last year has been -6.50 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Middletown's cost of living is 3.53% Higher than the U.S. average.
Middletown public schools spend $9,203 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 14 students per teacher in Middletown.
The unemployment rate in Middletown is 7.00 percent(U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Negative. Middletown jobs have Decreased by 1.50 percent.
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People
The 2009 Middletown, CT, population is 47,778. There are 1,160 people per square mile (population density).
Family in Middletown, CT
The median age is 36.8. The US median is 37.6. 49.00% of people in Middletown, CT, are married. 11.86% are divorced.
The average household size is 2.2 people. 16.79% of people are married, with children. 8.48% have children, but are single.
Race in Middletown, CT
79.08% of people are white, 12.36% are black, 3.24% are asian, 0.28% are native american, and 5.08% claim 'Other'.
6.23% of the people in Middletown, CT, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 93.77% are non-hispanic).
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Out and about in Middletown: Although Wesleyan University is right up the hill, Middletown is not a college town. The town-gown relations are less than a brotherly bond, partly because Middletown... (read more)fall foilage: the leaves in the fall are gorgeous up here in the fall... (read more)Public Transportation: Middletown has a bus system, with connections to the greater Hartford trasnsportation... (read more)Have an opinion about Middletown? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Middletown Click Here
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Health
There are 251 physicians per 100,000 population in Middletown, CT. The US average is 170.
Middletown, CT Health Index
Air quality in Middletown, CT is 51 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
Water quality in Middletown, CT is 40 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 91 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
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Economy
The unemployment rate in Middletown, CT, is 7.00%, with job growth of -1.50%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 30.10%.
Middletown, CT Taxes
Middletown, CT,sales tax rate is 6.00%. Income tax is 4.50%.
Middletown, CT Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $29,844, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $53,627.
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| Unemployment Rate | 7.00% | 8.50% |
| Recent Job Growth | -1.50% | -3.10% |
| Future Job Growth | 30.10% | 26.40% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.00% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 4.50% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $29,844 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $53,627 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 11.22% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 9.80% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 10.05% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 16.34% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 19.68% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 12.85% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 13.46% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 5.53% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.89% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.17% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 16.09% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 27.37% | 20.24% |
| Service | 14.21% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 24.39% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.03% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 7.27% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 10.65% | 14.44% |
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Housing
The median home value in Middletown, CT, is $221,850. Home appreciation is -6.50% over the last year. The median age of Middletown, CT, real estate is 34 years.
Middletown, CT Apartments and Rentals
Renters make up 45.48% of the Middletown, CT, population. 5.93% of houses and apartments in Middletown, CT, are unoccupied (vacancy rate).
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Out and about in Middletown: Although Wesleyan University is right up the hill, Middletown is not a college town. The town-gown relations are less than a brotherly bond, partly because Middletown... (read more)fall foilage: the leaves in the fall are gorgeous up here in the fall... (read more)Public Transportation: Middletown has a bus system, with connections to the greater Hartford trasnsportation... (read more)Have an opinion about Middletown? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Middletown Click Here
| Median Home Age | 34 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $221,850 | $202,300 |
| Home Appreciation | -6.50% | -4.60% |
| Homes Owned | 48.64% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 5.93% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 45.48% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $16.53 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 0.33% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 0.82% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 1.42% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 1.82% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 4.38% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 20.82% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 26.82% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 31.98% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 8.56% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 1.84% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 0.92% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0.12% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 9.77% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 3.47% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5.15% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 17.30% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 15.18% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 12.37% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 12.05% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 6.47% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 18.24% | 13.55% |
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Crime
Middletown, CT, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 3. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
Middletown, CT, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 5. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.
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Out and about in Middletown: Although Wesleyan University is right up the hill, Middletown is not a college town. The town-gown relations are less than a brotherly bond, partly because Middletown... (read more)fall foilage: the leaves in the fall are gorgeous up here in the fall... (read more)Public Transportation: Middletown has a bus system, with connections to the greater Hartford trasnsportation... (read more)Have an opinion about Middletown? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Middletown Click Here
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Climate
Middletown, CT, gets 50 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 38 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 120.
On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Middletown, CT. The July high is around 83 degrees. The January low is 20. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 51 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.
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fall foilage: the leaves in the fall are gorgeous up here in the fall... (read more)Public Transportation: Middletown has a bus system, with connections to the greater Hartford trasnsportation... (read more)Transportation: This is a lovely town, with the added excitment of college minds and youthful spirits. The Sad part is the lack of transportation. There is no train (rail service)... (read more)Have an opinion about Middletown? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Middletown Click Here
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Education
Middletown, CT, schools spend $9,203 per student. There are 14 pupils per teacher, 330 students per librarian, and 558 children per counselor in Middletown, CT schools.
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Boring and expensive: Lived in connecticut all our lives and have done everything. It looks like about time to move on with the dramatic rise in taxes, violent crime in the state and nature... (read more)Down home.: I was born and raised here and would go back in flash. It's a town that grows on you. Over the years it has changed a lot but there is still much history to experience... (read more)Public Transportation: Middletown has a bus system, with connections to the greater Hartford trasnsportation... (read more)Have an opinion about Middletown? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Middletown Click Here
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Transportation
The average one-way commute in Middletown, CT, takes 24 minutes. 84% of commuters drive their own car alone. 8% carpool with others. 2% take mass transit and 2% work from home.
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Public Transportation: Middletown has a bus system, with connections to the greater Hartford trasnsportation... (read more)Transportation: This is a lovely town, with the added excitment of college minds and youthful spirits. The Sad part is the lack of transportation. There is no train (rail service)... (read more)fall foilage: the leaves in the fall are gorgeous up here in the fall... (read more)Have an opinion about Middletown? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Middletown Click Here
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Cost of Living
Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Middletown, CT is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Middletown, CT is more expensive.
Overall, Middletown, CT cost of living is 103.53.
Middletown Cost of Living SperlingViews
Out and about in Middletown: Although Wesleyan University is right up the hill, Middletown is not a college town. The town-gown relations are less than a brotherly bond, partly because Middletown... (read more)fall foilage: the leaves in the fall are gorgeous up here in the fall... (read more)Public Transportation: Middletown has a bus system, with connections to the greater Hartford trasnsportation... (read more)Have an opinion about Middletown? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Middletown Click Here
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Religion
54.32% of the people in Middletown, CT are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 38.46% are Catholic; 6.82% are Protestant; 0.25% are LDS; 6.98% are another Christian faith; 1.81% in Middletown, CT are Jewish; 0.01% are an eastern faith; 0.00% affilitates with Islam.
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Boring and expensive: Lived in connecticut all our lives and have done everything. It looks like about time to move on with the dramatic rise in taxes, violent crime in the state and nature... (read more)Down home.: I was born and raised here and would go back in flash. It's a town that grows on you. Over the years it has changed a lot but there is still much history to experience... (read more)Public Transportation: Middletown has a bus system, with connections to the greater Hartford trasnsportation... (read more)Have an opinion about Middletown? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Middletown Click Here
| Percent Religious | 54.32% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 38.46% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 6.82% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 0.25% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 0.78% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 2.55% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 0.25% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 1.81% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 1.42% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 0.00% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 6.98% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 1.81% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 0.00% | 0.54% |
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Voting
56.31% of the people in Middletown, CT are registered as Democrats. 41.97% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 1.71%.
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Out and about in Middletown: Although Wesleyan University is right up the hill, Middletown is not a college town. The town-gown relations are less than a brotherly bond, partly because Middletown... (read more)fall foilage: the leaves in the fall are gorgeous up here in the fall... (read more)Public Transportation: Middletown has a bus system, with connections to the greater Hartford trasnsportation... (read more)Have an opinion about Middletown? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Middletown Click Here
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