Midlothian is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 38,660 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Midlothian is the 26th largest community in Virginia.

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 (17.00%), sales jobs (14.43%), and management occupations (11.89%).

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.

In addition, Midlothian is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Midlothian is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Midlothian a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Midlothian has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Midlothian's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

"If you live in Midlothian, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Midlothian residents do (99%). Midlothian is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Even though Midlothian is not a small town, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

Midlothian Information and Demographics

The citizens of Midlothian are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.68% of adults in Midlothian have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Midlothian in 2000 was $26,140, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,560 for a family of four. However, Midlothian contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Midlothian is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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, Italian, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Midlothian is English.