Midland City vs Ozark

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

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

Ozark has the higher population (14,348 vs 1,803 in Midland City). Ozark has the higher median household income ($46,951 vs $35,638 in Midland City). Midland City has the higher median home value ($153,400 vs $138,600 in Ozark).

Population, income & housing

	Midland City	Ozark
Population	1,803	14,348
Median age	34.5 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$35,638	$46,951
Median home value	$153,400	$138,600
Median gross rent	$581	$773
Housing units	1,031	6,583
Homeownership rate	30.0%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midland City	Ozark
Population	1,961 → 1,803 (-8.1%)	14,413 → 14,348 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$27,895 → $35,638 (+27.8%)	$41,027 → $46,951 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$100,800 → $153,400 (+52.2%)	$115,500 → $138,600 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $581 (-10.2%)	$635 → $773 (+21.7%)

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

Ozark

Population

14,41314,348

Median household income

$41,027$46,951

Median home value

$115,500$138,600

Median gross rent

$635$773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midland City	Ozark
Under 5	3.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	10.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	24.0%	8.7%
35 to 44	10.5%	13.8%
45 to 54	8.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	10.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	15.0%	12.3%
75 and over	3.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midland City	Ozark
White (non-Hispanic)	54.6%	57.0%
Black or African American	41.2%	32.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midland City	Ozark
No high school diploma	19.5%	12.8%
High school graduate	36.9%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midland City	Ozark
Drove alone	87.5%	83.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	3.4%
Other means	1.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midland City	Ozark
1-unit, detached	47.3%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	23.1%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	19.8%	6.1%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	6.2%

Poverty & households

	Midland City	Ozark
Poverty rate	21.9%	25.6%
Average household size	2.03	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1978	1976