Midland is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 42,780 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Midland is the 36th largest community in Michigan. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Midland, 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 Midland, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Midland’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Midland does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $75,368.00.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Midland is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.20% of the Midland workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Midland is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Midland who work in sales jobs (32.28%), community and social services (12.66%), and maintenance occupations (8.86%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Midland has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Midland a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. 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. The city of Midland is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.In terms of college education, Midland ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 0.00% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Midland in 2022 was $32,633, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,532 for a family of four. 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, French, English, Lithuanian, and Yugoslavian. The most common language spoken in Midland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
