menu
Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.

Midland, MI
Real Estate & Demographic Data






Midland profile


Living in Midland



Midland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 42,512 people and 16 constituent neighborhoods, Midland is the 36th largest community in Michigan.

Also of interest is that Midland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.36% 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.

The education level of Midland ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Midland, 44.76% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Midland in 2018 was $39,907, which is wealthy relative to Michigan, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,628 for a family of four. However, Midland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Midland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Midland include German, Irish, English, Polish, and French.

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