One downside of living in Middlesex, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.51 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Middlesex does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Middlesex with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.37% of adults in Middlesex have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Middlesex in 2022 was $26,437, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,748 for a family of four. However, Middlesex contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Middlesex is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Middlesex home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Middlesex residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Middlesex also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.71% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Middlesex include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Hungarian.
The most common language spoken in Middlesex is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
