CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Midway

Georgia · 891 residents · 6.44 sq mi

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Midway is home to 891 people in Georgia. The median age is 38.3, about 5 years above the US median. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $44,400. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 28%. 72% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

891

−19%vs 2000

vs 1,100 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.3

+1%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.44 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(59)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(52)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(42)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 192.8%(25)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.2%(82)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.1%(161)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.5%(85)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(90)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(100)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(71)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(66)

US avg: 4%

85 and over6.5%(58)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,938

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,205 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,620

−34%vs 2000

vs $13,078 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,400

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$358

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $550 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.3%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.2% in 2000

27.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.4%(631)

Black36.7%(404)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(26)

Asian1.3%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic53.1%(473)

Black45.5%(405)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(8)

Asian0.8%(7)

Other0.7%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(50)

Puerto Rican2.1%(46)

Cuban1.9%(42)

Central American0.2%(4)

Honduran0.2%(4)

Asian origin

Indonesian0.2%(4)

Ancestry

German14.8%(323)

Irish13.2%(288)

American6.2%(136)

English5.1%(111)

Italian2.7%(58)

French1.6%(36)

Scottish1.1%(24)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(18)

Polish0.8%(17)

West Indian0.6%(14)

Haitian0.6%(14)

Portuguese0.6%(13)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.5%(11)

Hungarian0.4%(8)

Turkish0.4%(8)

Egyptian0.3%(7)

Moroccan0.2%(4)

Dutch0.2%(4)

Lithuanian0.1%(3)

Subsaharan African0.1%(3)

French Canadian0.1%(2)

Welsh0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.5%

−13.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 21.1 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 married35%(302)

Married45.2%(390)

Widowed6.8%(59)

Divorced12.9%(111)

Women 15+

Never married34.8%(279)

Married40.2%(322)

Widowed11.9%(95)

Divorced13.1%(105)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.5%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.7%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.8%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.9%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.4%

+18.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.2%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.3%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 71.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.0%

+18.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% 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)67.4%(205)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)50.3%(153)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14.8%(45)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.3%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 304 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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