Middletown, DE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Middletown, DE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 35,107. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MIDDLETOWN-DE · Middletown, DE 1 ZIPs · 35,107 pop · #1439/25278 · New Castle County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $132,956
  • RANK-TOP #1439/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Townsend
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-SMALL 35,107
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $470,900

Nearest income peer: Townsend, DE ( $5,153 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Middletown

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Middletown on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Middletown, DE sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 6%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
35,107
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$132,956
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $132,956 and home value $470,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 48.1%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Delaware, Townsend is the closest lower-income city and Hockessin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Middletown.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 19709, is all of Middletown

There is no split to weigh here: 19709 holds every one of Middletown's 35,107 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Middletown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,166 establishments, 14,835 employees , annual payroll $643,441k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19709 (1,166 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (187) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Middletown, DE

These ZIP codes sit in New Castle County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Middletown. See the New Castle County roll-up →

Middletown sits in the upper half of New Castle County on income: Wilmington, Newark and New Castle report less, while Hockessin reports more. Port Penn marks the far end of that range at $71,282, 46% below Middletown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
19709 35,107 $132,956 1,166 170

Middletown roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Middletown, .