Middletown is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 30,207 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Middletown is the 48th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Middletown was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

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.

In Middletown, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.36 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the city is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Middletown is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking taxis. For Middletown, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

In terms of college education, Middletown is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.20% of adults 25 and older in Middletown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Middletown in 2022 was $31,484, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,936 for a family of four. However, Middletown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Middletown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Middletown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Middletown, accounting for 40.29% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). 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 Italian, Irish, German, Jamaican, and Polish.

In addition, Middletown has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.20%).

The most common language spoken in Middletown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.