Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Middlesborough spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.59 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Middlesborough is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Middlesborough is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.87% of adults 25 and older in Middlesborough have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Middlesborough in 2022 was $22,625, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,500 for a family of four. However, Middlesborough contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Middlesborough also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.96% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Middlesborough home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Middlesborough residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Middlesborough include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Middlesborough is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.
