Midland vs The Plains

A side-by-side comparison of Midland and The Plains: population, income, housing, and more.

Midland and The Plains are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Midland has the higher population (213 vs 114 in The Plains). The Plains has the higher median household income ($94,375 vs $51,033 in Midland). Since 2019, Midland's population has grown faster (+119.6% vs -44.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Midland	The Plains
Population	213	114
Median age	21.0 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,033	$94,375
Median home value	—	$412,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,313
Housing units	75	71
Homeownership rate	18.7%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	52.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midland	The Plains
Population	97 → 213 (+119.6%)	204 → 114 (-44.1%)
Median household income	$43,419 → $51,033 (+17.5%)	$78,333 → $94,375 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$506,600 → $385,300 (-23.9%)	$357,400 → $412,500 (+15.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,088 → $1,313 (+20.7%)

Midland

Population

97213

Median household income

$43,419$51,033

Median home value

$506,600$385,300

The Plains

Population

204114

Median household income

$78,333$94,375

Median home value

$357,400$412,500

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midland	The Plains
Under 5	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	29.1%	7.0%
18 to 24	29.6%	7.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	9.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	14.9%
55 to 64	17.4%	27.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.5%
75 and over	0.0%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midland	The Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	52.6%	81.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	47.4%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midland	The Plains
No high school diploma	43.2%	10.4%
High school graduate	36.4%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	34.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	17.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midland	The Plains
Drove alone	90.0%	76.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midland	The Plains
1-unit, detached	49.3%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	37.3%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Midland	The Plains
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.8%
Average household size	2.84	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1949	1954