Middletown, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Middletown, NY: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 62,197. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MIDDLETOWN-NY · Middletown, NY 2 ZIPs · 62,197 pop · #5665/25278 · Orange County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $93,159
  • RANK-UPPER #5665/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Windsor
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 60% owners
  • POP-SMALL 62,197
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 10940→10941
  • HOME-MID $342,350

Nearest income peer: New Windsor, NY ( $402 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, NY sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 22%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
62,197
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$93,159
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 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $93,159 and home value $342,350 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 26.8%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.1%) for this income tier, rent $1,739 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New York, Cato is the closest lower-income city and Glen Cove the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Middletown.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Middletown differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Middletown: $87,080 in ZIP 10940 to $99,238 in 10941. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

10940 to 10941

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

10940 to 10941

Poverty-rate spread
4.9 points

10941 to 10940

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

ZIP 10940 swallows Middletown's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 10940 still holds about 78% of Middletown's 62,197 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Middletown

Citywide ZBP: 1,733 establishments, 29,291 employees , annual payroll $1,682,153k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 10940 (1,320 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (326) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Middletown, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Orange County, which covers 47 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Middletown. See the Orange County roll-up →

Middletown lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Orange County: Warwick, Goshen and Chester earn more and Newburgh, Monroe and Port Jervis earn less. Chester marks the far end of that range at $140,550, 51% above Middletown.

Side-by-side: Compare 10940 vs 10941 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
10940 48,418 $87,080 1,320 288
10941 13,779 $99,238 413 166

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, .