Midlothian vs Shaft

A side-by-side comparison of Midlothian and Shaft: population, income, housing, and more.

Midlothian and Shaft are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Midlothian has the higher population (336 vs 298 in Shaft). Since 2019, Midlothian's population has grown faster (-13.4% vs -15.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Midlothian	Shaft
Population	336	298
Median age	45.4 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median home value	$188,800	—
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	191	141
Homeownership rate	88.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	63.2%
Unemployment rate	33.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midlothian	Shaft
Population	388 → 336 (-13.4%)	351 → 298 (-15.1%)
Median household income	$46,528 → $38,333 (-17.6%)	$107,500 → $139,811 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$129,400 → $188,800 (+45.9%)	$131,700 → $132,600 (+0.7%)

Midlothian

Population

388336

Median household income

$46,528$38,333

Median home value

$129,400$188,800

Shaft

Population

351298

Median household income

$107,500$139,811

Median home value

$131,700$132,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midlothian	Shaft
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.4%	3.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	34.9%
35 to 44	6.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	23.8%	15.8%
55 to 64	7.4%	28.9%
65 to 74	20.5%	9.1%
75 and over	0.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midlothian	Shaft
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midlothian	Shaft
No high school diploma	3.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.4%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	9.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	25.0%	40.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midlothian	Shaft
Drove alone	88.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midlothian	Shaft
1-unit, detached	96.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Midlothian	Shaft
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.4%
Average household size	2.09	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1974	1938