Midlothian is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,629 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Midlothian is the 145th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Midlothian is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Midlothian is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Midlothian who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.25%), sales jobs (14.29%), and management occupations (9.64%).

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

Residents of Midlothian by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 98.4% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Midlothian may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Midlothian is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Midlothian Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Midlothian is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 21.58% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Midlothian in 2000 was $22,450, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,800 for a family of four.

The people who call Midlothian home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Midlothian is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Midlothian include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Midlothian is English. Some people also speak Spanish.