Living in Midland

In Midland (Washington), unemployment is 5.4% (2024).

Midland numbered 9,962 residents at the end of 2020. The unemployment rate was 5.41% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 1,552 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population9,962people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,530EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,428EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.41%country median 4.6% — 18% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.15µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 64% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 90% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Midland?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,524 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,428 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Midland a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker30%strong on work, weak on safety · range 20–40%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Student35%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 24–46%

Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–62%

Retirement35%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 22–48%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

15.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,552 of 9,962 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Midland is 5.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Midland 5.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,530 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.41 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Midland?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,168of €2,773 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,773
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,524
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,168

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Midland Salary needed to live in Midland

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Midland. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Midland. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	268.5 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Midland when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Midland's nearest major airport was 17 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	17 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TIW	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Midland. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Midland.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 5.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 6°C in January to 19.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 153.2 mm in January and 14 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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9°3°

10°3°

13°5°

15°6°

19°9°

22°12°

25°14°

21°12°

16°8°

11°5°

9°3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

153

102

111

104

165

153

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.1WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Midland is 5.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Midland 5.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.94 · Feb 10.17 · Mar 12.61 · Apr 15.44 · May 19.17 · Jun 21.72 · Jul 24.89 · Aug 24.94 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 15.94 · Nov 11.33 · Dec 8.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3 · Feb 3 · Mar 4.5 · Apr 6.5 · May 9.5 · Jun 11.89 · Jul 14 · Aug 13.89 · Sep 11.67 · Oct 8.11 · Nov 4.72 · Dec 2.72 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 6 · Feb 6.61 · Mar 8.56 · Apr 11 · May 14.33 · Jun 16.78 · Jul 19.44 · Aug 19.39 · Sep 16.61 · Oct 12.06 · Nov 8.06 · Dec 5.61 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 153.2 · Feb 102.4 · Mar 111.3 · Apr 86.11 · May 50.8 · Jun 36.07 · Jul 13.97 · Aug 21.08 · Sep 39.88 · Oct 103.9 · Nov 165.1 · Dec 152.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	76.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.09 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Bellevue ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.2 °C, Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±2.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Midland's total area was 7.9 km² at the end of 2025. Midland had a population density of 1,150.4 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.4%
Foreign residents15.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	7.87 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	17.15 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,552 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	1,150 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	9,962 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Midland

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Spanaway as a Midland alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 35,476 Spanaway vs 9,962 Midland+256%
Median gross pay, city: €4,188 Spanaway vs €3,530 Midland+19%
Unemployment: 4.7% Spanaway vs 5.4% Midland−12%
Foreign residents: 14.7% Spanaway vs 17.1% Midland−14%
Annual PM2.5: 5.1 µg/m³ Spanaway vs 5.1 µg/m³ Midlandsame level

Full comparison More about Spanaway

North Bethesda as a Midland alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3731 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 9,962 Midland+403%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,530 Midland+73%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 17.1% Midland+99%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.4% Midland−33%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.1 µg/m³ Midland+14%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Midland

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Summit 3.9 km away

Rent: 1,403 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,608 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Summit View 6.4 km away

Rent: 1,743 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,860 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Spanaway 8.2 km away

Rent: 1,675 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,188 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Tacoma 9.4 km away

Salary: 4,147 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Cape Canaveral9,962 residents Kensington9,962 residents Charter Oak9,963 residents Beverly Hills9,961 residents North Bend9,966 residents Collinsville9,956 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Midland?

The unemployment rate is 5.41 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Midland?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.15 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Midland?

The published population is 9,962 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Midland?

1,552 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Midland a good place to live?

Midland may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Midland?

Summit, Summit View, Fife, Spanaway, Lakewood are near Midland. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Midland (Washington), United States: population, rent, jobs},
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