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45042 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 45042 covers Middletown, Ohio, with a population of about 28,217 and a median household income of $66,732.

Population
28,217574 per square mile
Median age
41.12.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,732about the Ohio median
Poverty rate
12.5%about the US average
Typical home value
$251,031up 30.9% in five years
Median rent
$950about the Ohio median
Degree or higher
19.8%15.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
71.8%6.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
351

Where 45042 is

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

Population28,217
Median age41.1
Family households61.8%
Born outside the US2.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.8%
White (non-Hispanic)88.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Veterans6.4%
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$66,732
Income per person$36,731
Poverty rate12.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k5.6%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more5.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,410
Mean adjusted gross income$64,673
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.8%
Returns, under $25k27.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$192,400
Median gross rent$950
Rent as a share of household income34.5%
Owner-occupied71.8%
Vacant homes5.2%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house82.2%
Attached house3.9%
2 to 4 units3.5%
5 to 19 units4.5%
20 or more units2.9%
Mobile home3%
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$251,031as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 107.2%
Typical asking rent$1,313as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 11.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$251,031$101,985

$112,393 in 2000 to $251,031 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%
High school diploma or higher91.3%
Works from home8%
Drives to work alone82.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.6%
Health

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

Obesity41.4% 8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.1% 5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.2% 5.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.8% 6.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.5% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.2% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.5% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.4% 1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.8% 2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.8% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18% 5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments351
People employed3,696
Annual payroll$182,572,000
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 35.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss44.6 out of 100
Community resilience64.6 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.

Landslide82.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought74.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm70Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind59.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave23.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane22.2Very 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$66,732$69,680$78,538
Income per person$36,731$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate12.5%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$192,400$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$950$988$1,348
Homeownership71.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.4%4.8%5.2%
Works from home8%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US2.3%5%13.9%
Median age41.139.638.7
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 stationFRANKLIN, OH US6.5 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January38.4°F / 20.4°F3.32 in rain
February42°F / 21.8°F2.54 in rain
March52.2°F / 30°F3.46 in rain
April64.7°F / 39.3°F4.58 in rain
May74.1°F / 50.6°F4.4 in rain
June82.4°F / 59.9°F4.45 in rain
July85.8°F / 63.5°F4.34 in rain
August85.1°F / 61.1°F2.87 in rain
September78.9°F / 53.1°F2.87 in rain
October66.7°F / 41.2°F3.2 in rain
November53.4°F / 31.9°F3.03 in rain
December42.5°F / 25.5°F3.25 in rain
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 supermarket8% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Madison Local School District59.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Middletown City School District16.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Edgewood City School District14.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Preble Shawnee Local School District7.7% 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

45044 Middletown, OH2 km away
45005 Franklin, OH7.4 km away
45067 Trenton, OH8.4 km away
45050 Monroe, OH10.3 km away
45327 Germantown, OH10.3 km away
45055 Overpeck, OH14 km away
45066 Springboro, OH14.2 km away
45062 Seven Mile, OH15.1 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.

Butler County91.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Preble County6.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Montgomery County0.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Warren County0.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area49.19 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq mi
Population density574 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.5321, -84.3896

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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