CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Midland

Michigan · 38,090 residents · 34.5 sq mi

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Midland is a city of 38,090 people in Michigan. This is an unusually credentialed place: 42% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 25% more than in Michigan as a whole. The average commute runs 14 minutes. Households take in $38,747 a year at the median, 29% more than the country as a whole. Owners hold 69% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

42% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

38,090

−9%vs 2000

vs 41,685 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

34.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202443K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(2,719)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(2,883)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(2,416)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(2,785)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(3,023)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(6,369)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(5,932)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(4,188)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(3,233)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(2,547)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(1,529)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(466)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,747

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,444 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,255

−28%vs 2000

vs $26,818 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.5%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$73,100

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $110,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$422

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $510 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.7% in 2000

30.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.2%(38,416)

Black1.8%(749)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(802)

Asian2.7%(1,119)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(36,479)

Black1.6%(591)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(531)

Asian1.9%(714)

Other0.8%(306)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(745)

Cuban0.9%(371)

Puerto Rican0.4%(187)

South American0.3%(140)

Colombian0.2%(104)

Central American0.2%(66)

Spaniard0.1%(46)

Guatemalan0.1%(41)

Venezuelan0.1%(36)

Honduran0.1%(25)

Dominican0%(17)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.1%(489)

Chinese0.7%(287)

Pakistani0.6%(245)

Korean0.4%(190)

Vietnamese0.1%(54)

Filipino0.1%(46)

Cambodian0%(16)

Japanese0%(7)

Taiwanese0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(138)

Chuukese0%(4)

Ancestry

German22.6%(9,666)

English14.7%(6,270)

Irish12.2%(5,199)

Polish6.2%(2,630)

French4.3%(1,856)

American4%(1,693)

Italian3.8%(1,644)

Scottish2.5%(1,057)

French Canadian2.1%(913)

Dutch2.1%(881)

Swedish1.3%(557)

Norwegian1.3%(535)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.8%(358)

Hungarian0.7%(312)

Russian0.6%(258)

Czech0.6%(235)

Finnish0.5%(232)

Welsh0.5%(230)

Danish0.5%(220)

Canadian0.5%(215)

British0.5%(194)

Ukrainian0.4%(181)

Greek0.4%(164)

Swiss0.3%(135)

Belgian0.3%(130)

Slovak0.3%(113)

Subsaharan African0.2%(105)

Lithuanian0.2%(80)

Arab0.2%(68)

Romanian0.2%(66)

Austrian0.1%(43)

Croatian0.1%(42)

Brazilian0.1%(37)

Lebanese0.1%(35)

Portuguese0.1%(32)

Ghanaian0.1%(31)

Latvian0.1%(27)

Syrian0.1%(23)

Armenian0%(20)

Iranian0%(13)

Macedonian0%(13)

West Indian0%(11)

Jamaican0%(11)

Iraqi0%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

41.9%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.4%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

17.7%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.9 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 11.5 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 married30.1%(4,997)

Married57.3%(9,519)

Widowed3.2%(527)

Divorced9.5%(1,580)

Women 15+

Never married27.1%(5,032)

Married50.3%(9,327)

Widowed9.1%(1,679)

Divorced13.5%(2,504)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 9.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.4%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 68.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.0%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.2%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 76.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.7%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 35.9% 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)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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