In addition, Midland is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Midland culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Midland really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Midland every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Midland. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Midland benefits directly from this.
One of the benefits of Midland is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 7.50 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
One notable thing about Midland is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Midland is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 100.00% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.
Even though Midland is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.
Midland ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 0.00% of people over 25 have a college degree.
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. Important ancestries of people in Midland include German, Polish, French Canadian, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Midland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
