Midland is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 214 people and just one neighborhood, Midland is the 389th largest community in Virginia. Midland has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Midland real estate is some of the most expensive in Virginia, although Midland house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Midland is a blue-collar town, with 69.23% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Midland is a town of transportation and shipping workers, construction workers and builders, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Midland who work in management occupations (17.95%), sales jobs (12.82%), and office and administrative support (0.00%).
Midland’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
One downside of living in Midland, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.85 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Midland doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Midland who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.86% of adults in Midland have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Midland in 2022 was $30,883, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,532 for a family of four. However, Midland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Midland is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Midland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Midland residents report their race to be White. Midland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.72% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Midland include Irish, English, German, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Midland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
The neighborhood stands out within Virginia for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 5.4% of college-friendly places to live in VA.
Significantly, 3.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Urdu, which is the national language of Pakistan, at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Midland are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 71.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 14.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 58.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 35.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.2%), and 17.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 83.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Urdu (the national language of Pakistan) and Polish.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Midland, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (7.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (7.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.3%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (6.7%), along with some French ancestry residents (6.1%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (30.3% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (81.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.