PlainZIP

Middletown, RI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Middletown, RI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,095. 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-RI · Middletown, RI 1 ZIPs · 16,095 pop · #4150/25278 · Newport County

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

  • INC-HIGH $101,948
  • RANK-TOP #4150/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Tiverton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,095
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $563,300

Nearest income peer: Tiverton, RI (+ $4,088 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, RI sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 16%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,095
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$101,948
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 $101,948 and home value $563,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 47.4%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.9%) for this income tier, rent $1,990 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Rhode Island, Coventry is the closest lower-income city and Ashaway 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, 02842, is all of Middletown

There is no split to weigh here: 02842 holds every one of Middletown's 16,095 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: 638 establishments, 10,438 employees , annual payroll $628,782k (~40 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02842 (638 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (94) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Middletown, RI

These ZIP codes sit in Newport County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Middletown. See the Newport County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Newport County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth and Tiverton among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Jamestown marks the far end of that range at $140,625, 38% above Middletown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02842 16,095 $101,948 638 489
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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, .