MidwayAR
Is Midway a good place to live?
Blakely House and Morrison Plantation Smokehouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Midway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Midway stand out
Where Midway beats most towns.
375 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Midway: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Midway, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Midway.
Fewer children than Arkansas overall
Midway’s midpoint age is 46.1 years. Children under 18 are 9% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (37% statewide). 17% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here.
| Midway | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.1 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 17% | 20% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 21% and 61% women
The Census survey reached too few of Midway’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±20.1 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Midway | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.9% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.9% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.2% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.9% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.7% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.2% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.5% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.9% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
The schools Midway’s kids attend
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to the Ouachita School District. Public school enrollment in Midway: 523 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 280 | A |
| Ouachita High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 243 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
Midway has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute for Midway comes to 29 minutes, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 21 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. In Midway, 5.2% of residents live below the poverty line. By contrast, only 6 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher income of the median household than Midway. Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles.
| Midway | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Midway faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA puts 51% of Midway’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to tornadoes. The FEMA risk score for Midway comes to 73 of 100, above both the Arkansas town median (66 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2008.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Midway
Expect July afternoons of 93° and January nights of 31°, with about 1 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Midway is
For adults in Midway, the share who get no exercise outside work is 29%. Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Midway. In Midway, just over a fifth of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 39% have high blood pressure.
| Midway | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 41% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Midway | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.3% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.7% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hot Springs National Park and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Midway. Close and well known come first.
18 mi National ParkHot Springs National Park2.5M visitors a year19 mi Theme parkMagic Springs and Crystal Falls
13 mi GardenGarvan Woodland Gardens19 mi Zoo & aquariumArkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo20 mi MuseumMid-America Science MuseumPhoto credits
Hot Springs National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Garvan Woodland Gardens: Nngowen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Midway
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Midway
About 8 of every 100 Midway residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
100% of working residents leave Midway for work
Where Midway’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Midway
Town in Arkansas, United States
Midway is a town in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States. Midway was incorporated on May 3, 2000, and had a population of 377 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 269 ft
- Area code
- 501
Questions about Midway
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Midway, AR a good place to live?
Midway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.