Middletown is a medium-sized city located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 48,729 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Middletown is the 20th largest community in Connecticut.

Also of interest is that Middletown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Middletown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.17% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Middletown is a college town. There are a lot of students in Middletown attending college, and as a result Middletown provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

Middletown, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

The education level of Middletown ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Middletown, 40.49% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Middletown in 2022 was $43,202, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,808 for a family of four. However, Middletown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Middletown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Middletown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Middletown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Middletown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.98% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Middletown include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Middletown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.