Middletown, Connecticut

CERC Town Profile 2013

Belongs to
Middlesex County
LMA Hartford
Middlesex County Economic Dev. Region
Midstate Planning Area

Town Hall
P.O. Box 1300
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 344-3401

Incorporated in 1653

Demographics
Population (2011)
2000
2010
2011
2020

Town
43,167
47,349
47,510
51,372
0.9%

County
155,071
164,774
165,274
171,310
0.4%

State
3,405,565
3,545,837
3,558,172
3,690,997
0.4%

Land Area (sq. miles)

41
Pop./ Sq. Mile (2011) 1,162
Median Age (2011)
37
19,875
Households (2011)
Med HH Inc. (2011) $59,966

369
448
43
66,798
$77,095

4,845
734
40
1,360,115
$69,243

'11-'20 Growth / Yr

Race/Ethnicity (2011)
White
Black
Asian Pacific
Native American
Other/Multi-Race
Hispanic (any race)
Poverty Rate (2011)

Town
36,095
6,203
2,099
160
2,953
3,843

County
147,521
7,350
4,329
222
5,852
7,634

State
2,796,198
347,941
135,435
8,104
270,494
463,407

11.5%

5.9%

9.5%

Educational Attainment (2011)

Persons Age 25 or Older
Town
High School Graduate
9,924
Associates Degree
2,569
Bachelors or More
10,726

%
31%
8%
33%

State
678,312
176,216
861,770

%
28%
7%
36%

Age Distribution (2011)

Male
Female
County Total

0-4
1,188 3%
1,604 3%
8,341 5%

5-17
3,593 8%
3,148 7%
27,052 16%

18-24
2,770 6%
3,092 7%
13,057 8%

25-49
8,559 18%
8,921 19%
55,034 33%

50-64
4,167 9%
4,499 9%
36,779 22%

65+
2,275
5%
3,694
8%
25,011 15%

Total
22,552
24,958
165,274

Economics
Business Profile (2012)
Sector

Units Employment

Total - All Industries

1,253

27,466

104

687

65

4,137

44 Retail Trade

121

1,703

62 Health Care and Social Assistance

166

5,880

Total Government

55

5,829

State Government

30

3,916

Local/Municipal Government

20

1,793

23 Construction
31 Manufacturing

Amount
$3,497,210
$2,727,662
$2,055,154
$1,689,500
$1,611,045
$3,582,052,977

Top Five Grand List (2011)

Aetna Life
Connecticut Light & Power
Kleen Energy Systems LLC
GenConn Middletown
United Aircraft/Pratt & Whitney
Net Grand List (2011)
Top Five Major Employers (2012)
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
Middlesex Hospital
Connecticut Valley Hospital

% of
Net
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%

Wesleyan University
Middletown Board of Education

Education
Town

2010-2011 School Year

Connecticut Mastery Test Percent Above Goal

Grade 4
Grade 6
Town State
Town State
60
63
65
76
Reading
Math
59
67
56
72
Writing
67
67
62
65

State

548,313
5,340
Most public school students in Middletown attend Middletown
School District, which has 5,189 students.
Total Town School Enrollment

For more education data see:

http://sdeportal.ct.gov/Cedar/
WEB/ResearchandReports/SS
PReports.aspx

Students per Computer Town

Town Profiles November, 2013. Page 1

Elementary:
Middle:
Secondary:

4.5
2.9
1.7

State
4.1
2.7
2.9

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Average Class Size

Grade K 17.1 Grade 2
19.3
20.3
Grade 5 21.1 Grade 7
High School 21.1

Grade 8
Town State
71
75
53
67
57
65

Average SAT Score

Town State
502
Reading 484
506
Writing 478
Math
480
506

No representation or warranties, expressed or implied, are

given regarding the accuracy of this information.

Middletown
Connecticut
Government
Annual Debt Service (2011)
As % of Expenditures

Government Form: Mayor-Council

Total Revenue (2011) $132,626,000
Tax Revenue
$94,362,000
Non-tax Revenue
$38,264,000
Intergovernmental
$31,675,000
Per Capita Tax (2011)
As % of State Average

$1,986
78.7%

Total Expenditures (2011) $120,923,000

Education
$73,414,000
Other
$34,444,000
Total Indebtness (2011)
As % of Expenditures
Per Capita

$71,855,000
59.4%
$1,512
66.9%

As % of State Average

$13,065,000
10.8%

Eq. Net Grand List (2009)

Per Capita
As % of State Average

$5,170,605,909
$108,832
72%
Date of Last Revaluation (2011)
Moody's Bond Rating (2011)
Actual Mill Rate (2011)
Equalized Mill Rate (2011)
% of Grand List Com/Ind (2009)

Aa2
26.40
19.59
15.6%

Housing/Real Estate
Housing Stock (2012)
Existing Units (total)
% Single Unit

Town
21,905
52.7%

New Permits Auth. (2012)

As % Existing Units
Demolitions (2012)

County
State
74,349 1,481,396
75.3%
64.4%

20
0.09%
0

249
0.33%
37

4,669
0.32%
955

197

825

17,157

House Sales (2010)

Median Price
$220,000 $262,500
$246,000
26.7%
24.2%
30.6%
Built Pre 1950 share (2011)

Owner Occupied Dwellings (2011)

As % Total Dwellings

11,172
52%

Subsidized Housing (2012)

50,865 937,339
68%
63%

4,416

Distribution of House Sales (2010)

Number of Sales
Less than $100,000
$100,000-$199,999
$200,000-$299,999
$300,000-$399,999
$400,000 or More

6,109

161,379

Town

County

State

15
76
69
26
11

56
195
244
152
178

1,114
5,005
4,614
2,589
3,835

Labor Force
Place of Residence
(2012)
Labor Force (Residence)
Employed

Town
26,514

Unemployed
Unemployment Rate
Place of Work (2012)
# of Units
Total Employment
2000-'12 AAGR

24,404
2,110

County
93,193
86,592
6,600

State
1,879,473
1,722,407
157,074

8.0%

7.1%

8.4%

1,253
27,466
-0.5%

4,957
66,229
-0.2%

111,933
1,628,028
0.2%

4,137

9,624

165,206

Mfg Employment

Connecticut Commuters (2010)

Commuters into Town from:
Middletown
4,760
Meriden
1,064
Portland
722
New Britain
673
Cromwell
657
Haddam
626
East Hampton
571
Southington
538
Wallingford
525
Bristol
473

Town Residents Commuting to:

Middletown
4,760
Hartford

2,750

Meriden

856

New Haven

779

Cromwell

754

Wallingford

716

New Britain

624

East Hartford

567

Rocky Hill

548

Other Information
Residential Utilities
Families Receiving (2013)
Temporary Assistance

Library (2011)
Public web computers

42

Circulation per capita

12.3

Crime Rate (2011)

Per 100,000 Residents

Town
2,212

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454

Population Receiving (2013)

Food Stamps
5851
State
2,234

Distance to Major Cities

Miles

Hartford

14

Boston

100

New York City

91

Providence

67

www.cerc.com

Electric Provider
Connecticut Light & Power
(800) 286-2000
Gas Provider
Yankee Gas Company
(800) 989-0900
Water Provider
Municipal Provider
(860) 343-8085
Cable Provider
COMCAST/MIDDLETOWN
(800) 266-2278
No representation or warranties, expressed or implied, are
given regarding the accuracy of this information.