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Middletown, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Middletown is a Census town of 24,661 people across 13.50 square miles of land, in New Castle County. Median household income is $112,831, 76.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 75 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $26.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Middletown
What Middletown is
- Census place typetown
- Land area13.5 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,827
- County holding the largest share of its areaNew Castle County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Middletown
How many people live in Middletown
- Population24,661
- Median age38.7
- Population under 186,803
- Share under 1827.6 percent
- Population 65 and over3,806
- Share 65 and over15.4 percent
- Households9,013
- Family households6,650
- Share of households that are families73.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Middletown
Income and work in Middletown
- Median household income$112,831
- Per capita income$52,839
- Civilian labor force12,987
- Employed11,950
- Unemployed1,037 plus or minus 430
- Unemployment rate8.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over16,145
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Middletown
Housing in Middletown
- Housing units9,136
- Occupied units9,013
- Vacant units123 plus or minus 109
- Vacancy rate1.3 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied6,919
- Renter occupied2,094 plus or minus 442
- Ownership rate76.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$409,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,583
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units7,570
- Share single family82.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,333 plus or minus 409
- Share in buildings of two or more14.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Mobile homes233 plus or minus 196
- Median year structure built2005
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Middletown
How Middletown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,630
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,376 plus or minus 502
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,543
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.2 percent
- Drove alone73.7 percent
- Carpooled4.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home18.9 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Middletown
SBA loans in Middletown (7(a))
- Approvals75
- Gross approval$26,334,400
- Average approval$351,125
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$887,600
- Largest approval$4,041,000
- Jobs supported617
- Jobs per approval8.2
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Paid in full7
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.7 percent
- Share to franchises18.7 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS47
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Middletown, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Middletown
SBA loans in Middletown (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,255,000
- Average approval$627,500
- Median approval$627,500
- Largest approval$1,055,000
- Jobs supported13
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Middletown, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Middletown
Flood risk in Middletown
- NFIP communityTown of Middletown
- NFIP community number100024
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/22/20
The Town of Middletown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100024 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
New Castle County, not Middletown
New Castle County context, not Middletown figures
- Establishments in New Castle County17,855
- Covered employment, New Castle County303,806
- Average annual pay, New Castle County$80,334
- Housing units permitted, New Castle County1,586
Every figure in this section is published for New Castle County as a whole and is not a measurement of Middletown.
All New Castle County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Middletown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Middletown, Delaware?
24,661, in 9,013 households. Middletown town covers 13.50 square miles of land, which is 1,827 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Middletown in?
New Castle County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Middletown?
$112,831. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $409,600. Median gross rent is $1,583 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Middletown businesses?
75 7(a) approvals totaling $26.3 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Middletown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Middletown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Middletown. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Middletown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Middletown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Middletown, town of, community 100024, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Middletown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for New Castle County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Middletown.
Is zoning published for Middletown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.