Midland, NC

Census Place

2024 Population

4,860

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.9

3.73% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.07%

12.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$101,477

18.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$369,100

Population & Diversity

Midland, NC is home to a population of 4.86k people, from which 97.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.06% of Midland, NC residents were born outside of the country (246 people).

In 2024, there were 4.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.49k people) in Midland, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 749 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 200 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2024 Citizenship

95.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Midland, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Midland, NC was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Midland, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Midland, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.49k ± 341
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
749 ± 255
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
200 ± 276

7.24%

Hispanic Population

352 people

7.24% of the people in Midland, NC are hispanic (352 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Midland, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
228,441 ± 11,609 people
India
90,815 ± 7,367 people
Honduras
52,061 ± 5,588 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 228,441 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 90,815 and Honduras with 52,061.

Foreign-Born Population

5.06%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

246 people

6.24%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

297 people

As of 2024, 5.06% of Midland, NC residents (246 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Midland, NC was 6.24%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Midland, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
87 ± 76
Gulf War (2001-)
74 ± 82
Vietnam
28 ± 36

Midland, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Midland, NC.

Economy

The economy of Midland, NC employs 2.73k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Midland, NC were Retail Trade (368 people), Construction (347 people), and Finance & Insurance (289 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($99,318), Finance & Insurance ($85,208), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,538).

Employment

Occupations

2.73k

2024 Value

± 445

0.11%

1 Year growth

± 23.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Midland, NC grew at a rate of 0.11%, from 2.73k employees to 2.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Midland, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (371 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (309 people), and Management Occupations (309 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Midland, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.73k

2024 Value

± 445

0.11%

1 Year growth

± 23.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Midland, NC grew at a rate of 0.11%, from 2.73k employees to 2.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Midland, NC, are Retail Trade (368 people), Construction (347 people), and Finance & Insurance (289 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Midland, NC, though some of these residents may live in Midland, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$69,914

Median earning men ± $9,178

$51,910

Median earning women ± $15,166

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($133,265), Information ($99,318), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,868).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,444), Construction ($65,441), and Manufacturing ($60,066).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Midland, NC was $369,100 in 2024, which is 1.11 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $342,700 to $369,100, a 7.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Midland, NC is 83.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Midland, NC have an average commute time of 32 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Midland, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$369,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,558

$1,482

Median Property Taxes

±$273

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Midland, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Midland, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

83.9%

Homeownership

2024

69.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.9% of the housing units in Midland, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Midland, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$101,477

Median Household Income

± $20,476

1.77k

Number of Households

± 337

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.77k households in Midland, NC grew to $101,477 from the previous year's value of $85,551.

The following chart displays the households in Midland, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Midland, NC is from North Carolina.

0.466

2024 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.467

2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (68.9%)
Worked At Home (21.1%)
Carpooled (7.43%)

In 2024, 68.9% of workers in Midland, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Midland, NC have a longer commute time (32 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.06% of the workforce in Midland, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Midland, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Midland, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Midland, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Midland, NC (198 out of 4.86k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Midland, NC is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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