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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Midway’s best subject grade is a B for history; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Only 1 of Georgia’s 374 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. Only 26 of Georgia’s 374 towns score lower on the outdoors. Midway's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 93% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory and Midway Historic District. Midway has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Midway beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 42 in 1930, a low of 42 in 1930, 2,141 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1935 and 4 maps from 1920 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Midway is from typical.
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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.
Ordered by what stands out in Midway.
Midway’s FEMA risk score is 97 of 100, against 29 of 100 in Georgia’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Midway since 2016.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Liberty County school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 750 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Midway has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Midway’s July high is 93°F, above both Georgia’s towns (90°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Midway for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Midway is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Midway grew to 938 in 2023, 339 more than in 2013.
| Midway | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Midway beats the Georgia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 39% of adults feel lonely in Midway.
| Midway | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Midway | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.6% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Children under 18 are 27% of residents (23% statewide). Midway’s median age is 32.3 years. Midway has grown 6.6% since 2020, to 2,387 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Midway | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32.3 years | 36.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 15% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 78% are men (GA 49%).
| Midway | GA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.5% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.2% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.9% | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 5.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.6% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.9% | 26.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 34.3% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.5% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Midway home is worth about $291,000, up 0.7% in a year, 11% below the Georgia typical home.
| Midway | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,018 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Midway; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Midway residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
3 places in Midway on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Georgia, United States
Midway is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,141 in 2020. Midway has several museums, including the Midway Museum and the Dorchester Academy Museum. The Midway Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 4.7 years of the area's median household income ($61,709 across the Hinesville, GA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
2 notable people were born here, including John W. Wilcox, Jr. and Daniel Baker.
