Lake Arthur vs Midway

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

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

Midway has the higher population (571 vs 438 in Lake Arthur). Lake Arthur has the higher median household income ($81,875 vs $37,955 in Midway). Midway has the higher median home value ($176,400 vs $113,900 in Lake Arthur).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Arthur	Midway
Population	438	571
Median age	40.5 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,875	$37,955
Median home value	$113,900	$176,400
Median gross rent	$728	—
Housing units	153	373
Homeownership rate	73.8%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Arthur	Midway
Population	479 → 438 (-8.6%)	861 → 571 (-33.7%)
Median household income	$34,688 → $81,875 (+136.0%)	$31,495 → $37,955 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $113,900 (+38.9%)	$66,300 → $176,400 (+166.1%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $728 (+7.9%)	—

Lake Arthur

Population

479438

Median household income

$34,688$81,875

Median home value

$82,000$113,900

Median gross rent

$675$728

Midway

Population

861571

Median household income

$31,495$37,955

Median home value

$66,300$176,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Arthur	Midway
Under 5	0.9%	2.5%
5 to 17	16.9%	4.6%
18 to 24	10.0%	0.5%
25 to 34	14.4%	4.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	21.4%
45 to 54	8.7%	22.8%
55 to 64	21.7%	11.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	20.5%
75 and over	2.5%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Arthur	Midway
White (non-Hispanic)	33.8%	37.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	65.5%	62.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Arthur	Midway
No high school diploma	21.8%	12.9%
High school graduate	44.0%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Arthur	Midway
Drove alone	98.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	1.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Arthur	Midway
1-unit, detached	57.5%	56.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.6%	43.2%

Poverty & households

	Lake Arthur	Midway
Poverty rate	12.1%	18.2%
Average household size	3.37	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1969	1978