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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Midway, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Midway, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Midway’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Midway does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $69,750.00.Midway is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Midway is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Midway who work in sales jobs (13.84%), management occupations (12.21%), and office and administrative support (8.17%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Midway, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.82% 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. 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One downside of living in Midway is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Midway, the average commute to work is 30.96 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. 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 education level of Midway citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.90% of adults in Midway have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Midway in 2022 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.
