About Midway

Midway is a very small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,142 people and just one neighborhood, Midway is the 324th largest community in Georgia.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Midway is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.9% of the Midway workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Midway is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Midway who work in sales jobs (16.23%), management occupations (8.41%), and food service (7.83%).

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Midway, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Midway are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Midway is a very car-oriented city. 98.02% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Midway is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Midway has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small city, Midway does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Midway Information and Demographics

The population of Midway has a very low overall level of education: only 7.82% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Midway in 2000 was $13,078, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $52,312 for a family of four.

Midway is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Midway home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Midway is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Midway include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Midway is English. Some people also speak German.