Middletown is a city in Butler and Warren counties in the southwest of the U.S. state of Ohio. The population at the 2020 census was 50,987. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, 29 miles (47 km) northeast of Cincinnati and 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Dayton.
Formerly in Lemon, Turtlecreek, and Franklin townships, Middletown was incorporated by the Ohio General Assembly on February 11, 1833, and became a city in 1886. The city was the home of AK Steel Holding Corporation (formerly Armco), a major steel works founded in 1900. Although offices were moved to nearby West Chester Township in 2007, the steel factory is still in Middletown. In 2020, Cleveland-Cliffs acquired AK Steel through an exchange of stock. Middletown is also...
| Ethnicity | Middletown | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 79.3% | 60.1% |
| African American | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.7% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 4.4% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 4.1% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Middletown | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 9.7% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 6.7% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 11% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 12.1% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 16.8% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 16.6% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 12.9% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 9.9% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 2.7% | 7.1% |
| Education | Middletown | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 2% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 12% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 42% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 20% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 9% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 11% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 3% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 0% | 1.0% |