Middlesborough is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 8,899 people and four associated neighborhoods, Middlesborough is the 47th largest community in Kentucky.Middlesborough is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Middlesborough is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Middlesborough who work in sales jobs (12.52%), teaching (11.74%), and healthcare suport services (8.60%). 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 19.20 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. As is often the case in a small city, Middlesborough doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Middlesborough rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.04% of adults 25 and older in Middlesborough have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Middlesborough in 2022 was $21,393, 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 $85,572 for a family of four. However, Middlesborough contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Middlesborough is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.
