Midway, FL

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2023 Population

20,745

3% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ARick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AAshley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

44.1

0.899% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

8.33%

11.4% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$90,662

3.83% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

9,947

2.11% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Midway, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (86%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.26%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.39%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.25%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.68%).

None of the households in Midway, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.5% of the residents in Midway, FL are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Midway, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Midway, FL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Midway, FL is home to a population of 20.7k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.48% of Midway, FL residents were born outside of the country (929 people).

In 2023, there were 20.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.8k people) in Midway, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 884 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 495 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

98%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Midway, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.8k ± 1.7k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
884 ± 389
Two+ (Hispanic)
495 ± 209

5.48%

Hispanic Population

1.14k people

5.48% of the people in Midway, FL are hispanic (1.14k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Midway, FL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.48%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

929 people

4.25%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

855 people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
756 ± 219
Vietnam
507 ± 162
Gulf War (1990s)
413 ± 194

Midway, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.49 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Midway, FL employs 9.95k people. The largest industries in Midway, FL are Retail Trade (1,517 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,250 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,018 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($83,527), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,824), and Information ($76,389).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

9.95k

2023 Value

± 1,013

2.11%

1 Year growth

± 13.5%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Midway, FL, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,617 people), Management Occupations (1,424 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,070 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Midway, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.95k

2023 Value

± 1,013

2.11%

1 Year growth

± 13.5%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Midway, FL, are Retail Trade (1,517 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,250 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,018 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Midway, FL, though some of these residents may live in Midway, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($76,667), Public Administration ($76,103), and Manufacturing ($71,541).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($69,833), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,913), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,887).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2024 Election Results

N/ADonald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
N/AKamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
N/AJill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

N/ARick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

N/AAshley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Midway, FL have an average commute time of 28.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Midway, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Midway, FL is $90,662. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Midway, FL was Census Tract 108.12 with a value of $114,792, followed by Census Tract 108.14 and Census Tract 108.13, with respective values of $109,313 and $85,000.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

67.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 108.12
Census Tract 108.14
Census Tract 108.13

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Midway, FL was Census Tract 108.12 with a value of $114,792, followed by Census Tract 108.14 and Census Tract 108.13, with respective values of $109,313 and $85,000.

The following map shows all of the places in Midway, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$90,662

Median Household Income

± $6,139

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Midway, FL 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 Midway, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (69.3%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)
Carpooled (12.6%)

In 2023, 69.3% of workers in Midway, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who carpooled to work (12.6%).

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

28.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Midway, FL have a longer commute time (28.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.37% of the workforce in Midway, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Midway, FL (1.71k out of 20.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Midway, FL 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

88.9% of the population of Midway, FL has health coverage, with 39.2% on employee plans, 8.5% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 22.3% on non-group plans, and 6.87% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Santa Rosa County, FL see 1751 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.1% decrease from the previous year (1807 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3527 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1049 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,751 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Santa Rosa County, FL

Primary care physicians in Santa Rosa County, FL see an average of 1,751 patients per year. This represents a 3.1% decrease from the previous year (1,807 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Santa Rosa County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.1%

Uninsured

39.2%

Employer Coverage

8.5%

Medicaid

12%

Medicare

22.3%

Non-Group

6.87%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Midway, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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