CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Midway

Utah · 1,554 residents · 6.17 sq mi

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Midway is home to 1,554 people in Utah. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 27.9. The population has fallen 27% since 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.6% of people here. The typical home is worth $72,600.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 55%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,554

−27%vs 2000

vs 2,121 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 30.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.17 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(153)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912%(187)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1412.7%(198)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(125)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(73)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(206)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(237)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(133)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.9%(91)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(92)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(49)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,603

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,071 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,525

−58%vs 2000

vs $22,551 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.6%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$72,600

−55%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $211,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$405

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $779 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.9% in 2000

20.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(2,021)

Black0%(1)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(59)

Asian0.2%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(1,523)

Black0.2%(3)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(51)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other1.6%(25)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.5%(215)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(20)

Ancestry

English39.4%(2,429)

German16.4%(1,014)

Irish8.7%(535)

Italian7.3%(448)

Scottish4.5%(276)

Danish3.4%(207)

Swedish3.2%(195)

American3%(184)

Norwegian2.3%(139)

Dutch1.6%(97)

Polish1.5%(95)

British1.2%(71)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1%(63)

Swiss0.8%(50)

French0.8%(48)

French Canadian0.8%(48)

Finnish0.6%(35)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(33)

Czech0.4%(27)

Slovak0.4%(26)

Canadian0.3%(17)

Russian0.2%(11)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Austrian0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.2%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.2%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 15.9 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 married19.4%(476)

Married77.3%(1,900)

Widowed0.4%(10)

Divorced2.9%(72)

Women 15+

Never married13.3%(306)

Married79.8%(1,835)

Widowed2.7%(62)

Divorced4.2%(96)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.8%

−14.8 ptssince 2013

from 17.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.2%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 65.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.1%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.4%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.1%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 89.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.3%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% 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)17.1%(36)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(51)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51%(107)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 210 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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