Middletown, California
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Middletown is a census-designated place located in Lake County, California. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 1,020.
Geography
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Location of Middletown, California
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²). 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 1,020 people, 392 households, and 263 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 152.6/km² (395.6/mi²). There are 427 housing units at an average density of 63.9/km² (165.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 83.73% White, 0.39% African American, 1.86% Native American, 1.67% Asian, 0.69% Pacific Islander, 8.24% from other races, and 3.43% from two or more races. 22.84% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 392 households out of which 32.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% are married couples living together, 12.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% are non-families. 24.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.56 and the average family size is 3.05.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 105.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $35,278, and the median income for a family is $38,571. Males have a median income of $33,214 versus $26,515 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $14,135. 20.9% of the population and 21.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 22.1% of those under the age of 18 and 28.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Long isolated from more urban areas by the narrow and winding road between the town and Napa and Sonoma counties, Middletown is now becoming a bedroom community for people working in Santa Rosa, and other north bay cities. Rising home prices in the Bay Area have brought in a large number of people willing to commute over the mountain roads in a twice daily trip often lasting for more than an hour each way.
While the area was well known in the mid 1900s as a vacation getway for people in the bay area, the resorts in the area fell into disrepair or closed in the 1970s. Ranching and farming were important activities through the latter part of the century, but as the economic viability of those activities has declined, many landowners are looking at development as a means of making money from their land.