Population & age
- Total population
- 51,853
- Median age
- 39.3
Orange County · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY · Population 51,853
Middletown, NY (ZIP 10940) sits in Orange County within the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 26. Top health signal: Depression comes in below the national average at 17.1%. NCES lists 10 schools serving the area, 10 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $12,150. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $65,546, well above the ~$45K national average per return. FEMA has issued 45 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Median daily AQI is just 28 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. Only 5.5% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. 33.8% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 2,386 residents (1,682 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $81,158, fair market rent of $2,050 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $390,345, up 3.6% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,410
/month
1 Bed
$1,600
/month
2 Bed
$2,050
/month
3 Bed
$2,600
/month
4 Bed
$2,790
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$390,345
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+3.6%
vs. March 2025
+43.1%
vs. March 2021
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
2,929
Across 1,174 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $640.4M.
Single-family
1,023
35% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
1,906
65% of total units
Single-family value
$333.8M
construction value
Multifamily value
$306.6M
construction value
Apartment construction (5+ unit buildings) accounts for 58% of new units this year — the area is densifying, not just adding single-family stock.
Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
26,600
Average AGI
$65,546
Avg property tax
$679
EITC participation
15.2%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$699
Avg charitable contribution
$462
Avg capital gains
$1,534
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $1743.5M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
1,290
Total employment
19,296
Annual payroll
$1.0B
Average annual pay
$52,904
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$62,619
Average weekly wage
$1,204
Total employment
155,524
Total establishments
11,900
That is roughly 4% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
3.7%
That is 0.3 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
188,338
Employed
181,384
Unemployed
6,954
Based on Orange County, NY data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
14
Strong banking access
Multiple institutions and offices within easy reach of residents.
Total deposits
$2.4B
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
10
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
Federally funded health-center sites
5
Strong health-center coverage
Several federally funded community health centers operate here, giving residents real choice in primary-care providers.
FQHC sites
5
federally qualified
Look-Alike sites
0
FQHC equivalents
Avg hours / week
37.8
across sites in this ZIP
Sites in this ZIP
+ 2 more sites in this ZIP
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Look-Alike sites provide primary care on a sliding-fee scale, regardless of ability to pay. Active sites only; data refreshed 2026.
Source: HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care (data.hrsa.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active service-delivery sites operated by Health Center Program grantees and Look-Alike organizations.
Public EV charging stations
22
Strong EV charging coverage
A robust public-charging footprint, including multiple networks. EV ownership is straightforward even without a home charger.
Level 2 ports
61
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
Other
1
Biodiesel, E85, LNG, RD
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Public-library outlets
1
Single library outlet
One public-library outlet serves this ZIP — typical of suburban and small-town areas. Card holders also have full access to the rest of the system's branches.
Buildings
1
1 central
Avg hours / week
60.7
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
30,000
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Overall SVI
69th percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 20 census tracts, population 53,758
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
2,129
Limited English Speakers
2,722
Persons with Disability
7,720
Without HS Diploma
5,023
Without Health Insurance
3,569
Adults Age 65+
8,162
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.
Federally Declared Disasters
45
Date Range
1965–2024
Most Recent Declaration
JENNINGS CREEK FIRE
Fire — declared November 15, 2024 (DR-5547)
Incident period: November 8, 2024 – November 22, 2024
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
13
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
10
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
43
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
19
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Median daily AQI
28
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
79
Moderate
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
348 days as main pollutant
Days measured
348
Based on Orange County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
6,631
That is roughly 1,569 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
14%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
3.9
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.1
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
5.5%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
67
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,277
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.4
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
79%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
52%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 6.9% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Orange data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
33.8% of Orange County, NY residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.26
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.02
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.69
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.79
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 6.0% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Orange County, NY for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−2,386 people
−1,682 households • −$184.7M net AGI flow
Moved in
11,098households
19,252 people • $784.6M AGI
Moved out
12,780households
21,638 people • $969.3M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $70,698 versus departing households' $75,848.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
34.3%
Tracks close to the 33.0% national rate.
33.2%
Tracks close to the 32.0% national rate.
17.1%
4.9pp below the 22.0% national rate.
79.5%
3.5pp above the 76.0% national rate.
11.6%
Tracks close to the 13.0% national rate.
12.6%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
10 schools serve this ZIP, including 10 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL | Public | 9–12 | 2,364 |
| PRESIDENTIAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Public | 0–5 | 1,275 |
| MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | Public | 9–12 | 1,160 |
| MAPLE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Public | 0–5 | 964 |
| MIDDLETOWN TWIN TOWERS MIDDLE SCHOOL | Public | 6–8 | 964 |
Showing top 5 by enrollment. 5 more schools serve this ZIP.
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 26, 2026Colleges in this area
10
Median in-state tuition
$12,150
Median earnings (10 yr)
$44,117
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Middletown, NY (ZIP 10940) sits in Orange County within the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 26. Top health signal: Depression comes in below the national average at 17.1%. NCES lists 10 schools serving the area, 10 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $12,150. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $65,546, well above the ~$45K national average per return. FEMA has issued 45 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Median daily AQI is just 28 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. Only 5.5% of residents under 65 are uninsured (County Health Rankings, 2025) — well below the national county median. 33.8% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 2,386 residents (1,682 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $81,158, fair market rent of $2,050 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $390,345, up 3.6% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
These two readings tell a consistent story. Strong access numbers usually correlate with denser provider networks, and a high school count signals the population base that supports them. Reading them together: a household weighing this ZIP for a multi-year stay can expect both healthcare and education infrastructure to keep pace.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits lower the national rate at 17.1%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
34.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
17.1%, which is 4.9 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
33.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
10 schools serve this ZIP, including 10 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 26, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 10940 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 26, 2026).
Yes, 2 high schools serve this ZIP: Middletown High School, Minisink Valley High School. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 26, 2026).
51,853 people live in ZIP 10940, with a median age of 39.3 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$81,158 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 10940, 62.7% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 37.3% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 10940, 6.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 3.9% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
12.9% of the population in ZIP 10940 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
84.5% of households in ZIP 10940 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 10940 is $390,345, up 3.6% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 3.6% over the past year and up 43.1% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 10940 (Middletown, NY) is $65,546 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 10940 report an average of $679 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
3.5% of tax returns from ZIP 10940 (Middletown, NY) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 1,290 business establishments operated in ZIP 10940 employing 19,296 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 10940 is $52,904, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 10940 ranks in the 69th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Racial & Ethnic Minority Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 10940, ranking in the 72th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 45 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 10940 between 1965–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 10940, accounting for 16 of 45 declarations (36%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 10940 was "JENNINGS CREEK FIRE" — a fire declared in 2024 (DR-5547) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
10 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 10940 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Orange County Community College, United States Military Academy, and Rockland Community College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 10 nearby institutions is $12,150 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $44,117 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (10 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (10 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), and federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (45 on record). Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 26, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (45 on record).
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