Midway is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,217 people and three associated neighborhoods, Midway is the 256th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Midway was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Midway economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Midway, where the median household income is $69,750.00.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Midway. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

A relatively large number of people in Midway telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Midway is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Midway, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.96 minutes every day commuting to work.

Midway is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Midway citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.90% of adults in Midway have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Midway in 2022 was $29,269, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,076 for a family of four. However, Midway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Midway is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Midway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Midway residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Midway also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.46% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Midway include Irish, German, English, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Midway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.