People QuickFacts	Middletown	Connecticut
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	47,749	3,580,709
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	47,648	3,574,097
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	0.2%	0.2%
 	Population, 2010    	47,648	3,574,097
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	5.4%	5.7%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	19.1%	22.9%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	13.2%	14.2%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	51.4%	51.3% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	75.8%	77.6%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	12.8%	10.1%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.2%	0.3%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	4.9%	3.8%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.1%	0.0%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	3.7%	2.6%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	8.3%	13.4%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	71.6%	71.2% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	81.6%	87.4%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	10.5%	13.2%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	17.9%	20.6%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	88.7%	88.4%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	32.7%	35.2%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	21.8	24.6 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	57.1%	69.2%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	47.3%	34.6%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$239,700	$296,500
 	Households, 2006-2010    	20,637	1,359,218
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.15	2.52
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$31,348	$36,775
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$57,655	$67,740
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	12.0%	9.2%

   	Business QuickFacts	Middletown	Connecticut
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	2,958	332,150
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	3.5%	4.4%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.5%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	5.0%	3.3%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.3%	0.0%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	4.2%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	29.0%	28.1% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	1,667,967	58,404,898
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	262,008	107,917,037
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	526,680	52,165,480
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$11,045	$14,953
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	83,409	9,138,437

   	Geography QuickFacts	Middletown	Connecticut
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	41.02	4,842.36
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	1,161.6	738.1
 	FIPS Code    	47290	09
 	Counties    	Middlesex County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts