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An editorial illustration of Middletown, Delaware
New Castle County · Delaware incorporated municipality

Middletown, DE

Hospitality leads a local job base of 11,469 workplace jobs alongside 25,175 residents.

Population
25,175
DPC official estimate
Local jobs
11,469
LODES workplace jobs
Median income
$112,831
ACS 5-year estimate
School locations
12
FirstMap site count
City overview

The forces shaping Middletown now.

A missing measure is unavailable coverage, not zero or an absence claim.

02
Work

Middletown has no formal employer disclosure, but two dated investments stand out.

The town publishes no ACFR or employer table of its own. WuXi STA's roughly $600 million pharmaceutical manufacturing plant and an Amazon fulfillment center are the two largest verifiable investments reported in one of Delaware's fastest-growing municipalities — one-time milestones, not an ongoing headcount claim.

Reported investment: WuXi STA, ~$600M plant · Formal disclosure: None found

Source: State and company press releases (mixed vintage).
03
Civic

Middletown's representation splits across multiple districts.

3 House districts and 2 Senate districts cover the boundary, so no single legislator speaks for the whole place.

House districts: 3 · Senate districts: 2

Source: Delaware General Assembly / City of Wilmington, via Delaware FirstMap, checked 2026-09-12.
04
Daily life

Middletown has its own public library branch.

Appoquinimink Community Library together cover 25,000 square feet of public library space inside the boundary.

Branches: 1

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey (PLS), outlet file, checked 2024.
People

Who lives here—and which households shape demand?

Population uses Delaware's official Population Consortium estimate, which does not carry the ACS survey's sampling error for small places. Households and other figures below remain ACS survey estimates.

Population
25,175

Delaware Population Consortium official estimate

Source: dpc projections 2024 · 2024 ↗
2050 population projection
26,809

Planning projection, not an observed outcome

Source: dpc projections 2024 · 2050 ↗
Households
9,013
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Median age
39
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Median household income
$112,831
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Bachelor's degree or higher
44%

Among residents age 25 and older. ±5% margin of error.

Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Population composition

Residents by Census category

Each share uses the total Middletown population as its denominator. Hispanic or Latino may be of any race; the other broad categories are non-Hispanic. Detailed Asian-alone groups use a separate Census race table.

White, non-Hispanic52%
Black, non-Hispanic31%
Hispanic or Latino6%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic4%
Asian Indian2%
Filipino1%
Nepalese0%
Pakistani0%
Chinese, except Taiwanese0%
Other Asian, not specified0%
Vietnamese0%
Cambodian0%
Afghan0%
Korean0%

Sources: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗; census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗. Positive detailed Asian estimates are shown in this same composition list; published zeroes are omitted and are not proof of absence. Small differences may be within ACS survey uncertainty.

Source: dpc projections 2024 · 2024 ↗. ACS estimates cover a five-year survey period; margin of error is reported where provided.

Work

What work is located inside Middletown?

LODES counts jobs by workplace location, not the industries of residents or a named-employer roster. The sector mix can show the shape of the local job base, not dependence on individual companies.

Jobs by sector

Latest LODES workplace-job estimates. Shares use the total local job count. Commuter-flow context (who works here vs. lives here) is intentionally omitted until the Delaware panel can identify scoped destinations without overstating cross-border precision — see real work-destination distances in the Mobility section below.

Hospitality1,989
Retail1,861
Education1,735
Healthcare & social assistance1,429
Manufacturing998
Other677

Source: lodes8 wac de 2023 · 2023 ↗.

Housing

What kinds of homes exist—and where is pressure visible?

Housing estimates describe existing conditions. Permit and development records signal reported activity, not starts, completions, or a complete construction census.

Owner-occupied
77%
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Median owner value
$409,600
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Vacancy rate
1%
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Two-bedroom rent benchmark
$1,860
Source: hud fmr 2027 · 2027 ↗
Owner-home values

A Census estimate, not a market price

These estimates cover owner-occupied homes only. They are not listings, sales, appraisals, or an all-homes measure; the final Census band is open-ended at $2M+.

Median estimate$409,600
Middle half of homes$304,900–$535,600Lower to upper quartile of owner estimates
Luxury-home concentration1%Estimated at $2M+
Under $500k71%
$500–749k25%
$750–999k3%
$1–1.49M0%
$1.5–1.99M0%
$2M+1%

Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗.

Existing housing mix

Detached homes54%
Attached homes29%
Small multifamily1%
5+ unit multifamily13%
Mobility

What is the scheduled supply—and how do workers usually commute?

GTFS measures scheduled service at stops within the boundary. It is not ridership, reliability, or a guarantee that a particular trip is practical. ACS commute modes are a separate survey estimate.

Scheduled stops
44
Source: gtfs dart first state|gtfs septa bus|gtfs septa rail · 2026 ↗
Weekday departures
1,057
Source: gtfs dart first state|gtfs septa bus|gtfs septa rail · 2026 ↗
Drove alone
74%
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Worked from home
19%
Source: census acs5 2024 · 2024 ↗
Typical drive times

About how long does it take to get where people go?

Work destinations are selected from observed resident job flows. These are broad, reviewed planning ranges from representative parts of Middletown—not live-traffic or door-to-door predictions.

Middletown

Middletown is a LODES-selected resident workplace destination for Middletown, representing 33% of matched resident jobs from this place.

5–20 minWeekday morning peak
Details

Local arterial-dominant corridor: distance converted with a reviewed 1.40x circuity factor and an assumed 28 km/h peak-effective / 42 km/h off-peak effective speed, then widened and rounded to a broad band. The morning inbound peak is shown; the evening outbound return is assumed to fall within the same broad band.

Wilmington

Wilmington is a LODES-selected resident workplace destination for Middletown, representing 17% of matched resident jobs from this place.

45–90 minWeekday morning peak
Details

Highway-dominant corridor: distance converted with a reviewed 1.25x circuity factor and an assumed 45 km/h peak-effective / 70 km/h off-peak effective speed, then widened and rounded to a broad band. The morning inbound peak is shown; the evening outbound return is assumed to fall within the same broad band.

New Castle

New Castle is a LODES-selected resident workplace destination for Middletown, representing 10% of matched resident jobs from this place.

35–70 minWeekday morning peak
Details

Highway-dominant corridor: distance converted with a reviewed 1.25x circuity factor and an assumed 45 km/h peak-effective / 70 km/h off-peak effective speed, then widened and rounded to a broad band. The morning inbound peak is shown; the evening outbound return is assumed to fall within the same broad band.

Dover

Dover is a LODES-selected resident workplace destination for Middletown, representing 8% of matched resident jobs from this place.

45–90 minWeekday morning peak
Details

Highway-dominant corridor: distance converted with a reviewed 1.25x circuity factor and an assumed 45 km/h peak-effective / 70 km/h off-peak effective speed, then widened and rounded to a broad band. The morning inbound peak is shown; the evening outbound return is assumed to fall within the same broad band.

Method, review date, and sources

Planning estimate; actual time varies by departure time, route, traffic, weather, incidents, and closures.

Estimates are derived from reviewed origin/destination coordinates using the same documented distance-to-time heuristic as the Washington pilot (circuity factor and assumed effective speed by corridor type and period), then deliberately widened and rounded to a broad band. No live routing or traffic API was called. Two methodology differences from the Washington pilot, both disclosed: each place uses a single Census TIGER internal point as its representative origin rather than three job-weighted directional sample origins, and work destinations are selected from Delaware's own place-to-place LODES flow file rather than block-level clustering—out-of-state commute flows (aggregated to the Pennsylvania/Maryland/New Jersey state level in that source) are excluded because a state has no single routable coordinate.

Estimates reviewed 2026-09-12. Starting point: Middletown representative point.

City boundary and regional context● nearby places
Daily life

Institutions and listed activity inside the boundary.

These are bounded inventories, not measures of access, enrollment, foot traffic, or the full local business economy. People routinely use services across place lines.

Local field guide

Places for everyday needs in Middletown

Care, errands, food, fitness, and personal services gathered into one browsable directory.

Hospitals0 in cityFind nearby
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Clinics and urgent care24 listedView 8 places
Allergy, Asthma Immunology Of DelawareMapAtlantic Emergency SolutionsMapBayhealth Outpatient CenterMapBayhealth Primary Care, MiddletownMapBayhealth Sleep CenterMapCareportmd Speedy CareMapCase Family Practice And Sports MedicineMapChristianaCare-GoHealth Urgent Care MiddletownMapExplore all clinics and urgent care in Maps
Pharmacies14 listedView 8 places
Aaria Prime Llc12 E MAIN ST · MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709-1427MapAcme Pharmacy #3816460 E MAIN ST · MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709-1462MapCvs Pharmacy # 10375674 MIDDLETOWN ODESSA RD · MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709MapCvs Pharmacy # 17912361 MIDDLETOWN WARWICK ROAD · MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709MapHappy Harry'S Inc Dba Walgreens #110752470 N DUPONT PKWY · MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709-9653MapLiving Well Pharmacy723 N BROAD ST · MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709-1166MapRite Aid Pharmacy 04926455 WEST MAIN STREET · MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709-1064MapSreeman Llc723 N BROAD ST · MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709-1166MapExplore all pharmacies in MapsOpen
Coffee7 listedView all
A&R Coffee & Donut ShoppeMapFrutta BowlsMapMoments Sweet Eats & Coffee Bar, LLCMapNatural Nest Play CafeMapOasis Community ChurchMapStarbucksMapStarbucks Coffee CompanyMapExplore all coffee in Maps
Fitness20 listedView 8 places
9Round FitnessMapAppo Boys And Girls ClubMapBarbell Brothers GymMapCNU Fit - MiddletownMapCoach Omar SalamaMapCrossFit First StateMapCrossFit PetramMapEmpowered Fitness and Booty CampMapExplore all fitness in Maps
Groceries11 listedView 8 places
Acme MarketsMapFood LionMapGiant FoodMapLand of Spice Desi Farmers MarketMapLidlMapMiddletown African MarketMapMiddletown DE - Auto Park DrMapNamasthe India GroceryMapExplore all groceries in Maps
Convenience5 listedView all
Dash InMapQuick stopMapRoyal FarmsMapUNika CustomsMapWawaMapExplore all convenience in Maps
Restaurants104 listedView 8 places
1861Map301 Travel Plaza & RestaurantMapA Taste of New YorkMapApplebee'sMapAsian CityMapBiddle Associates, IncMapBirdie's Links and DrinksMapBob EvansMapExplore all restaurants in Maps
Salons and barbers32 listedView 8 places
Ash & Gold SalonMapBél CheveMapCost CuttersMapDiya Brows & BeautyMapDolls on Main Beauty Lounge and Brow BarMapEco CentricMapElayne James SalonMapFairytale hair by faithMapExplore all salons and barbers in Maps

Counts reflect current directory records associated with the city, not a complete business census or a measure of access. Large categories show a sample.

Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), snapshot 2026-08-13; Overture Maps Foundation, release 2026-08-19.0; U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (NPPES NPI Registry), snapshot 2026-09-12.

Public library footprint

Appoquinimink Community Library

Floor area shows the scale of the physical branches. The national IMLS outlet file does not report circulation at the branch level, so checkouts are not shown here; people routinely use libraries across city lines.

Branch floor area
25,000 sq ft

All matched branches must report floor area before a city total is shown.

Appoquinimink Community LibraryDepartment Of Community Services
204 East Main Street, Middletown DE 1970925,000 sq ft~47.2 avg. hours/week

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey (PLS), outlet file, 2024. Branches are matched by the outlet's reported coordinate falling inside the place boundary; bookmobiles and books-by-mail-only service are excluded because they have no fixed location.

The schools inside Middletown.

Institution counts and enrollment remain separate. A school can serve students from outside the place, and residents may attend a school across the boundary or elsewhere in their district.

Public elementary6
  • Appoquinimink PreSchool CenterGrades ECBK
  • Brick Mill Early Childhood CenterGrades BKKN
  • Brick Mill Elementary SchoolGrades 0105
  • Bunker Hill Elementary SchoolGrades 0105
See all 6
  • MOT Charter SchoolGrades KN08
  • Silver Lake Elementary SchoolGrades 0105
Public middle2
  • Meredith (Everett) Middle SchoolGrades 0608
  • Redding (Louis L.) Middle SchoolGrades 0608
Public high2
  • Appoquinimink High SchoolGrades 0912
  • Middletown High SchoolGrades 0912
Other public programs2
  • OCCLGrades UnGr
  • Silver Lake Treatment CenterGrades UnGr

Public-school names and grade levels come from Delaware Department of Education / Delaware FirstMap ↗.

Civic

Who represents Middletown today?

State House and Senate districts are drawn independently of municipal boundaries, so a place can span more than one district per chamber.

Incorporated
1861

February 12, 1861

Source: Wikipedia, "List of municipalities in Delaware," citing Delaware Public Archives Town and City Histories

State legislature

Senate District 10: Stephanie L. Hansen (D)Official page ↗
Senate District 14: Kyra Hoffner (D)Official page ↗
House District 8: Sherae'a "Rae" Moore (D)Official page ↗
House District 9: Kevin Hensley (R)Official page ↗
House District 11: Jeffrey N. Spiegelman (R)Official page ↗

Reflects the current Delaware FirstMap district snapshot; a vacancy, resignation, or mid-term appointment can lag this by a few weeks.

Source: Delaware General Assembly / City of Wilmington, via Delaware FirstMap, checked 2026-09-12.

Middletown's own government

Delaware has no single statewide directory of every town's mayor, council, and meeting schedule the way Washington's MRSC covers all 82 cities there, so Metroscope does not yet show a roster for Middletown. Its official town site is the current-best source for that.

Middletown's official site ↗Delaware municipal elections ↗

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