ZIP 02842 · Middletown
Who lives in ZIP code 02842 (Middletown, RI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Middletown, RI · Newport County
uszips 2026
People16,832
Median age43.8
Household income$101,948
Home value$557,245
Median rent$1,990/mo
Poverty8.5%
College degree+47.4%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 518 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,226
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.3% are 65 or older; 81.0% are adults.
Household income
51.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,666.
Education (adults 25+)
47.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.2%
- Never married
- 30.5%
- Divorced
- 13.3%
- Widowed
- 9.0%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 56.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.9%
- Rent burden
- 29.4%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.7%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 9.6%
- With a disability
- 11.1%
- No health insurance
- 6.2%
- Limited English
- 3.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.