CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Midway

Florida · 874 residents · 9.62 sq mi

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Midway is a city of 874 people in Florida. 38.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 47% less than in Florida as a whole. The typical home is worth $26,300. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. 79% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 41%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

874

−40%vs 2000

vs 1,446 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.2

+4%vs 2000

vs 29.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(59)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1413.7%(120)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.7%(102)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(46)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.8%(94)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(137)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(74)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(94)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(35)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,559

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,016

−47%vs 2000

vs $11,287 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

38.1%

+6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,300

−41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$304

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.1%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.7% in 2000

20.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic4.4%(63)

Black94.1%(1,361)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(12)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic7.1%(62)

Black92.9%(812)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican5.8%(205)

Mexican2.7%(95)

Ancestry

Italian1.7%(58)

West Indian1.6%(55)

Subsaharan African1.4%(48)

German1.1%(40)

Haitian1%(35)

French0.8%(27)

Irish0.6%(21)

Cape Verdean0.2%(7)

Jamaican0.2%(7)

Scottish0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

45.9%

−13.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 17.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married49.6%(588)

Married42%(498)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced8.4%(99)

Women 15+

Never married37.1%(527)

Married45.4%(645)

Widowed7.5%(107)

Divorced9.9%(141)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−11.8 ptssince 2013

from 18.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.1%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 68.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.3%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 6.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.5%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.7%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 74.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)38.2%(71)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)40.3%(75)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14%(26)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 186 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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