It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Midland has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Midland has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Midland than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Midland may be for you.
Midland is a very car-oriented city: 100.00% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Midland is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.
Midland is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.
Midland ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 0.00% of people over 25 have a college degree.
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.
