Midway vs Roy Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Midway and Roy Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Midway and Roy Lake are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Roy Lake has the higher population (57 vs 35 in Midway). Roy Lake has the higher median household income ($101,250 vs $40,000 in Midway). Since 2019, Roy Lake's population has grown faster (+147.8% vs -5.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Midway	Roy Lake
Population	35	57
Median age	28.1 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$40,000	$101,250
Median home value	—	$266,700
Median gross rent	$763	—
Housing units	12	52
Homeownership rate	30.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	22.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midway	Roy Lake
Population	37 → 35 (-5.4%)	23 → 57 (+147.8%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $40,000 (+3.2%)	$131,875 → $101,250 (-23.2%)
Median home value	—	$250,000 → $266,700 (+6.7%)
Median gross rent	$435 → $763 (+75.4%)	—

Midway

Population

3735

Median household income

$38,750$40,000

Median gross rent

$435$763

Roy Lake

Population

2357

Median household income

$131,875$101,250

Median home value

$250,000$266,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midway	Roy Lake
Under 5	8.6%	14.0%
5 to 17	34.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	22.9%	19.3%
35 to 44	2.9%	5.3%
45 to 54	5.7%	5.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	26.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	3.5%
75 and over	5.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midway	Roy Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	8.6%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22.9%	1.8%
Asian	20.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	25.7%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	22.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midway	Roy Lake
No high school diploma	22.2%	28.9%
High school graduate	55.6%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	11.1%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midway	Roy Lake
Drove alone	85.7%	66.7%
Carpooled	14.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	20.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midway	Roy Lake
1-unit, detached	66.7%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Midway	Roy Lake
Poverty rate	35.3%	0.0%
Average household size	3.50	3.56
Mean commute (minutes)	—	45
Median year structure built	1965	1971