38% of residents live below the poverty line in Midway, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Midway. Good Pine Lumber Company Building 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.

Small town

937 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Jena · 1 mi Tullos · 14 mi Georgetown · 15 mi Urania · 16 mi Olla · 16 mi Jonesville · 19 mi

JenaGood PineMidway

Good Pine Lumber Company Building · National Register of Historic Places

Midway’s story

Midway in pictures

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

Explore the history →

Getting set up

Moving to Midway: who provides what

Midway is unincorporated, so LaSalle Parish and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerConcordia Electric Coop13.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterLasalle Waterworks District 12 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesLaSalle ParishLaSalle Parish provides services here

SchoolsLa Salle Parish School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereLaSalle Parish Registrar of VotersLaSalle Parish; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017

ZIP code7134271342 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Midway.

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Midway

Midway has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. At 92°F, Midway’s July high is close to Louisiana’s towns (92°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).

93°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter39–61°

Spring55–77°

Summer71–92°

Fall55–79°

Nov 12

typical first frost

Mar 19

typical last frost

+0.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

93°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 38°Rain & snow58″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Midway’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Midway for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Midway fell to 246 in 2023, 328 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Jena (26%), Good Pine (6%) and Alexandria (6%).

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Midway3%

Jena26%

Good Pine6%

Alexandria6%

Monroe3%

20 mi

median commute distance

246

jobs based in Midway

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here246 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work3% work in Midway Commute timesCommute times How far they goHalf commute less than 20 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Midway is

Midway beats the Louisiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 43% of Midway adults sleep under 7 hours.

	Midway	Louisiana towns	U.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	43%	42%	36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	44%	44%	35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	83%	82%	79%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	22%	26%	14%