Midway is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,217 people and three associated neighborhoods, Midway is the 256th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Midway was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Midway economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Midway, where the median household income is $69,750.00.

Midway is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Midway, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Midway is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Midway, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.96 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

The citizens of Midway are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.90% of adults in Midway having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Midway in 2018 was $29,269, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,076 for a family of four. However, Midway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Midway is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Midway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Midway residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Midway also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.46% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Midway include Irish, German, English, European, and Italian.

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