Middlebury is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Middlebury’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Being a small town, Middlebury does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Middlebury are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.03% of adults in Middlebury having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Middlebury in 2022 was $36,586, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,344 for a family of four. However, Middlebury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Middlebury is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Middlebury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Middlebury residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Middlebury also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.57% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Middlebury include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Middlebury is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
