Midland is a city of 42,724 people in Michigan. The typical home is worth $203,900, having more than doubled since 2000. About 45% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 5% of locals were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 20 minutes on average. Density works out to 1,239 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,325, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Midland
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$175,445 → $203,900(+16%)US over the same years: +67%
White share94.8% → 86.3%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$92,995 → $73,325(−21%)US over the same years: +14%
Its weight in Midland County
Midland's population equals 51% of Midland County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 77% of the county's.
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)30.8%(680)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(389)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.1%(487)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(133)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.4%(53)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,205 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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Over time
Midland, decade by decade
Midland population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
38,090
$92,995
$175,445
41.9%
12.4
2000
41,685
$88,248
$201,111
41.9%
18.6
2010
41,863
$70,264
$201,831
42.9%
22.8
2020
42,547
$77,409
$187,624
44.6%
33.9
2024
42,724
$73,325
$203,900
44.6%
31.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
