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44442 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 44442 covers New Middletown, Ohio, with a population of about 3,856 and a median household income of $54,432.

Population
3,856426 per square mile
Median age
52.613.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$54,43222% below the Ohio median
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$247,884up 34.9% in five years
Median rent
$74225% below the Ohio median
Degree or higher
30.3%4.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.5%18.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
57

Where 44442 is

New Middletown, Ohio — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population3,856
Median age52.6
Family households66%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1%
White (non-Hispanic)97%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
Veterans8.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$54,432
Income per person$31,904
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k6.0%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k6.4%
$30–35k4.9%
$35–40k8.5%
$40–45k5.3%
$45–50k6.7%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k13.1%
$75–100k10.8%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k4.2%
$200k or more2.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,090
Mean adjusted gross income$66,799
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k26.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$172,700
Median gross rent$742
Rent as a share of household income29.8%
Owner-occupied83.5%
Vacant homes2.9%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house73.8%
Attached house2.9%
2 to 4 units10.6%
5 to 19 units1.1%
20 or more units1.6%
Mobile home10%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$247,884as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$247,884$113,346

$113,346 in 2000 to $247,884 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%
High school diploma or higher94.5%
Works from home7.9%
Drives to work alone88%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity34.4% 1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.3% 5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.3% 10.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83% 8.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.9% 8.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19% 5.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.6% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments57
People employed444
Annual payroll$14,967,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 38% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss30.5 out of 100
Community resilience73.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail85Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning81.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado66.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide63.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane53.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave25.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Ohio and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOhioUnited States
Median household income$54,432$69,680$78,538
Income per person$31,904$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$172,700$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$742$988$1,348
Homeownership83.5%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%4.8%5.2%
Works from home7.9%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%5%13.9%
Median age52.639.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNEW CASTLE 1 N, PA US17.1 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January36.9°F / 19°F2.86 in rain, 10.1 in snow
February39.7°F / 19.5°F2.2 in rain, 7.7 in snow
March49.2°F / 26.5°F3.08 in rain, 3.7 in snow
April62.9°F / 35.9°F3.65 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May73.3°F / 46.8°F3.89 in rain
June81.5°F / 56.1°F4.47 in rain
July85.9°F / 60.4°F4.55 in rain
August84.8°F / 58.9°F3.91 in rain
September78.6°F / 52.2°F3.86 in rain
October66.3°F / 41.2°F3.22 in rain
November53.1°F / 31.7°F2.96 in rain, 0.8 in snow
December41.8°F / 24.9°F3.13 in rain, 4.9 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Springfield Local School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

44443 New Springfield, OH5 km away
16112 Bessemer, PA5.2 km away
44454 Petersburg, OH6.7 km away
16132 Hillsville, PA7 km away
44514 Youngstown, OH7.4 km away
44452 North Lima, OH8.5 km away
44436 Lowellville, OH9.6 km away
44471 Struthers, OH10.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Mahoning County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area9.05 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density426 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9646, -80.5534

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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