About Midway

Midway is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,643 people and just one neighborhood, Midway is the 206th largest community in Kentucky. Midway has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Midway is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Midway is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Midway who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.64%), sales jobs (12.09%), and management occupations (7.25%).

Of important note, Midway is also a city of artists. Midway has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Midway's character.

Also of interest is that Midway has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

You will also find that a lot of people in Midway work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

In addition, Midway is a college town. There are a lot of students in Midway attending college, and as a result Midway provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

As is often the case in a small city, Midway doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Midway Information and Demographics

The population of Midway is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 33.39% of adults in Midway have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Midway in 2000 was $24,528, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,112 for a family of four.

Midway is a somewhat 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 English, Irish, German, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Midway is English.