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Middleton, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Middleton is a Census city of 22,301 people across 9.40 square miles of land, in Dane County. Median household income is $89,524, 45.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 53 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $19.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Middleton
What Middleton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.4 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,372
- County holding the largest share of its areaDane 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.
Middleton
How many people live in Middleton
- Population22,301
- Median age39.1
- Population under 184,447
- Share under 1819.9 percent
- Population 65 and over3,967
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent
- Households10,382
- Family households5,477
- Share of households that are families52.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Middleton
Income and work in Middleton
- Median household income$89,524
- Per capita income$59,443
- Civilian labor force12,566
- Employed12,189
- Unemployed377 plus or minus 156
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over15,873
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher61.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Middleton
Housing in Middleton
- Housing units10,793
- Occupied units10,382
- Vacant units411 plus or minus 225
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied4,744
- Renter occupied5,638
- Ownership rate45.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$484,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,437
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent
- Single family units4,783
- Share single family44.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,010
- Share in buildings of two or more55.7 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Middleton
How Middleton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,687
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,442
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,787 plus or minus 425
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Drove alone69.5 percent
- Carpooled5.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home20.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Middleton
SBA loans in Middleton (7(a))
- Approvals53
- Gross approval$19,014,500
- Average approval$358,764
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$752,800
- Largest approval$3,607,400
- Jobs supported732
- Jobs per approval13.8
- Loans with a final outcome14
- Paid in full10
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more1.9 percent
- Share to franchises13.2 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Middleton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 14 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.
Middleton
SBA loans in Middleton (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$16,571,000
- Average approval$1,183,643
- Median approval$868,000
- Largest approval$4,698,000
- Jobs supported121
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Middleton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Middleton
Flood risk in Middleton
- NFIP communityCity of Middleton
- NFIP community number550087
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/17/14
The City of Middleton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550087 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.
Dane County, not Middleton
Dane County context, not Middleton figures
- Establishments in Dane County14,765
- Covered employment, Dane County359,249
- Average annual pay, Dane County$74,481
- Housing units permitted, Dane County5,477
Every figure in this section is published for Dane County as a whole and is not a measurement of Middleton.
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
Middleton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Middleton, Wisconsin?
22,301, in 10,382 households. Middleton city covers 9.40 square miles of land, which is 2,372 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Middleton in?
Dane 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 Middleton?
$89,524. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $484,200. Median gross rent is $1,437 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Middleton businesses?
53 7(a) approvals totaling $19.0 m since FY2020, across 23 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 14 504 approvals worth $16.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Middleton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Middleton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Middleton. Only 14 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 Middleton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Middleton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Middleton, city of, community 550087, 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 Middleton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dane 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 Middleton.
Is zoning published for Middleton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.