Midland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 42,780 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Midland is the 36th largest community in Michigan. Much of the housing stock in Midland was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Midland economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Midland, where the median household income is .

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Midland has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Midland a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

"If you live in Midland, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Midland residents do (100.00%). Midland 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.

Midland is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

The population of Midland has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 0.00% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

The people who call Midland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Midland residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Midland include German, English, French, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.

The most common language spoken in Midland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.