Moving to Middletown, New York

Population: 25,388. Estimated population in July 2024: 26,067 (+2.7% change)
Males: 12,264 (48.3%), Females: 13,124 (51.7%)

Orange County

Zip codes: 10940, 10941.

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $39,570
Median house value: $104,200

Population by Race

Races in Middletown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (56.8%)
  • Hispanic (25.1%)
  • Black (15.1%)
  • Other race (9.3%)
  • Two or more races (4.4%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (16.8%), Italian (14.8%), German (11.0%), English (6.2%), Polish (5.6%), United States (3.9%).

Elevation: 540 feet

Land area: 5.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Middletown

  • High school or higher: 74.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Middletown city

  • Never married: 32.6%
  • Now married: 44.5%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

13.5% Foreign born (9.1% Latin America, 2.8% Europe, 1.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +768 (+3.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Middletown:

  • HORTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (60 PROSPECT AVE)
  • MIDDLETOWN PSYCH CENTER (122 DOROTHEA DIX DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Middletown:

  • MID HUDSON FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC CTR (about 5 miles; NEW HAMPTON, NY)
  • ARDEN HILL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GOSHEN, NY)
  • ST ANTHONY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WARWICK, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Middletown:

  • STEWART INT’L (about 23 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: SWF)
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 31 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)
  • DUTCHESS COUNTY (about 40 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Abbreviation: POU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Middletown:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Middletown:

  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 3,486; Location: 115 SOUTH ST; Public)
  • BEAUTY SCHOOL OF MIDDLETOWN (Full-time enrollment: 39; Location: 225 DOLSON AVE; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Middletown:

  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 31 miles; NEW PALTZ, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,334)
  • UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 32 miles; WEST POINT, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,088)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 32 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 37 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • MARIST COLLEGE (about 39 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,646)
  • DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,112)

Schools

Public high school in Middletown:

  • MIDDLETOWN HS (Students: 1,900; Location: 20 GARDNER AVE EXT; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Middletown:

  • HARMONY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 215; Location: 1790 RT 211 EAST; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Middletown:

  • MAPLE HILL ES (Students: 1,190; Location: 491 COUNTY RT 78; Grades: 02 – 05)
  • MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MS (Students: 834; Location: 112 GRAND AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MONHAGEN MS (Students: 779; Location: 555 COUNTY RT 78; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • JOHN W. CHORLEY SCHOOL (Students: 593; Location: 50 ROOSEVELT AVE; Grades: KG – 02)
  • MECHANICSTOWN SCHOOL (Students: 579; Location: 425 E MAIN ST EXT; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • TRUMAN MOON SCHOOL (Students: 537; Location: 53 BEDFORD AVE; Grades: KG – 01)
  • MEMORIAL EDUC CTR (Students: 137; Location: 83 LINDEN AVE; Grades: PK – PK)
  • MIDDLETOWN RES CTR (Students: 25; Location: COUNTY RD 78 BOX 393; Grades: 08 – 10)
  • MIDDLETOWN PSYCH CTR (Students: 3; Location: 122 DOROTHES DIX DR; Grades: UG – UG)

Private primary/middle schools in Middletown:

  • OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL (Students: 295; Location: 205 WAWAYANDA AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 249; Location: 113 COTTAGE STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • NEW BEGINNINGS MONTESSORI SCH (Students: 102; Location: 66 BENNETT ST.; Grades: PK – 2)
  • OC CHAPTER NYSARC EDUCATIONAL (Students: 48; Location: 28 INGRASSIA RD; Grades: UG – UG)
  • MIDDLETOWN CHRISTIAN SCH-SDA (Students: 23; Location: 70 HIGHLAND AVENUE; Grades: 1 – 8)

Libraries

Library in Middletown:

  • MIDDLETOWN THRALL LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,248,297; Location: 11-19 DEPOT STREET; 144,761 books; 2,208 audio materials; 2,954 video materials; 2,944 serial subscriptions)