Middleville is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,444 people and two associated neighborhoods, Middleville is the 217th largest community in Michigan. Middleville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Middleville, where the median household income is $71,417.00.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Middleville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Middleville is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Middleville who work in office and administrative support (13.82%), sales jobs (10.17%), and management occupations (8.78%). Also of interest is that Middleville 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: 11.29% 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. One downside of living in Middleville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Middleville, the average commute to work is 30.94 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. In terms of college education, Middleville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.53% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Middleville in 2022 was $35,132, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,528 for a family of four. However, Middleville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Middleville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Middleville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Middleville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Middleville include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Scandinavian. The most common language spoken in Middleville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
