Ariton vs Midland City

A side-by-side comparison of Ariton and Midland City: population, income, housing, and more.

Ariton and Midland City are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Midland City has the higher population (1,803 vs 706 in Ariton). Midland City has the higher median household income ($35,638 vs $34,943 in Ariton). Midland City has the higher median home value ($153,400 vs $116,900 in Ariton).

Population, income & housing

	Ariton	Midland City
Population	706	1,803
Median age	33.5 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$34,943	$35,638
Median home value	$116,900	$153,400
Median gross rent	$804	$581
Housing units	268	1,031
Homeownership rate	81.6%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ariton	Midland City
Population	837 → 706 (-15.7%)	1,961 → 1,803 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$33,000 → $34,943 (+5.9%)	$27,895 → $35,638 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$117,200 → $116,900 (-0.3%)	$100,800 → $153,400 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$408 → $804 (+97.1%)	$647 → $581 (-10.2%)

Ariton

Population

837706

Median household income

$33,000$34,943

Median home value

$117,200$116,900

Median gross rent

$408$804

Midland City

Population

1,9611,803

Median household income

$27,895$35,638

Median home value

$100,800$153,400

Median gross rent

$647$581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ariton	Midland City
Under 5	7.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	11.3%	10.1%
25 to 34	18.4%	24.0%
35 to 44	6.7%	10.5%
45 to 54	15.9%	8.8%
55 to 64	15.3%	10.7%
65 to 74	4.0%	15.0%
75 and over	5.9%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ariton	Midland City
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	54.6%
Black or African American	11.9%	41.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.1%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ariton	Midland City
No high school diploma	16.7%	19.5%
High school graduate	42.8%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ariton	Midland City
Drove alone	87.6%	87.5%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	2.5%
Other means	1.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ariton	Midland City
1-unit, detached	75.0%	47.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	23.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Ariton	Midland City
Poverty rate	27.9%	21.9%
Average household size	3.17	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1976	1978