City safety & data profile

MiddletownOH

Middletown, OH is a 49K-resident city in Butler County with a median household income of $57,102.

Butler County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Middletown, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Middletown has a population larger than 78% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $164,400.

Data updated 2026-09-03

49K
Population (place)
Top 22%
By size
$57,102
Median income (place)
$164,400
Median home (place)
17.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Middletown

Middletown posts a median household income higher than 18% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 19%
by median income, US cities

Where Middletown income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$57,102 Bottom 18% higher than 18% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Middletown $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OH

Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbus is the largest OH city on this list; Powell leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OH

Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Powell posts the highest place-level median income in OH; Columbus is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Middletown, OH beyond the headline numbers

Middletown sits inside Butler County, Ohio, at roughly 39.52°N, -84.40°W. Population 48,760, $57,102 median household income. Median home value $164,400, median rent $1,007. Poverty rate 17.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

17.1% of Middletown, OH residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Middletown runs about 2.9 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 8.8% of Middletown workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 20% in Middletown, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Middletown from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
48,760
Middletown · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$57,102
-36% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$164,400
-60% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Butler County): Middletown's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
393K+6%
Median Income
$81,590+44%
Median Home Value
$258,500+64%
Poverty Rate
11.8%-13%
Unemployment
5.1%-44%

Economics

Economics indicators for Middletown, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,007/mo
Poverty Rate
17.1% +38% vs avg
Unemployment 5.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 17.6%
Work From Home 8.8%
Public Transit 0.4%

Population

White 71.6%
African American 13.4%
Asian 0.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
43.4%
Short Sleep Duration
39.6%
High Blood Pressure
39.4%
Physical Inactivity
34.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
20.2%
Current Smoking
20%
Binge Drinking
16.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.5%
Diabetes
15.2%
Current Asthma
11.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 55%
Annual Checkup 80%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
11.1%
Coronary Heart Disease
8%
Stroke
4.2%

What alerts and safety updates affect Middletown?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Middletown right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet OH-MIDDLETOWN-OH · Middletown

Middletown: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Middletown; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Ohio state hubs · Methodology

Read with this city profile

Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Middletown, OH?
Middletown, OH has a population of 48,760 people, located in Butler County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in Middletown?
The median household income in Middletown, OH is $57,102 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 17.1%.
What is the median home value in Middletown?
The median home value in Middletown, OH is $164,400. Median rent is $1,007/month.
What are the top health concerns in Middletown?
The top health indicators in Middletown include Obesity (43.4%), Short Sleep Duration (39.6%), High Blood Pressure (39.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Middletown?
The median age in Middletown, OH is 38.6 years. 17.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Middletown, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (17.1% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($57,102 here).

Compare Middletown with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Middletown's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Middletown area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Middletown against Ohio peers on any ranking lens. Explore Ohio

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Butler County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.