Midlothian is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 13,815 people and three associated neighborhoods, Midlothian is the 172nd largest community in Illinois.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.69% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One downside of living in Midlothian is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Midlothian, the average commute to work is 31.31 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The percentage of adults in Midlothian who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.05% of the adults in Midlothian have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Midlothian in 2018 was $33,393, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,572 for a family of four. However, Midlothian contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Midlothian is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Midlothian home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Midlothian residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Midlothian also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.86% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Midlothian include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.

Midlothian also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.97%.

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