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Middletown, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Middletown, MD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,236. 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-MD · Middletown, MD 1 ZIPs · 11,236 pop · #824/25278 · Frederick County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $151,563
  • RANK-TOP #824/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Mount Airy
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,236
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $507,000

Nearest income peer: Mount Airy, MD (+ $5,739 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, MD sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,236
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$151,563
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 $151,563 and home value $507,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 47.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maryland, Accokeek is the closest lower-income city and Bel Alton 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

Middletown reads through its lone ZIP, 21769

11,236 ACS residents, one ZIP: 21769 is not the leading code inside Middletown, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Middletown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 218 establishments, 1,649 employees , annual payroll $87,581k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21769 (218 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (39) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Middletown, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Frederick County, which covers 28 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Middletown. See the Frederick County roll-up →

Middletown lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Frederick County: Mount Airy, New Market and Ijamsville earn more and Frederick, Thurmont and Walkersville earn less. Emmitsburg marks the far end of that range at $95,236, 37% below Middletown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21769 11,236 $151,563 218 106
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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, .