County profile
Midland County, MI
United States · GDP 2024
#541 of 3,127 US counties by GDP39th-percentile growthmore diversified than 77% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
37,324
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,795
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$70.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
83,754
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$77.7k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
36.6%±1.4%
Poverty rate
10.7%±1.1%
Business applications
823 · 2025
Retail establishments
253
30.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Dow Inc.Basic Materials$40.0B58CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Manufacturing24%
Retail trade13%
Management13%
Food & accommodation12%
Professional services10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
83,754
residents · 2025 · +0.3% since 2020
Income per capita $67.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+397
International migration+476
Natural change−603
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.5B2019
$5.9B2020
$6.4B2021
$6.8B2022
$7.5B2023
$7.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$195.4k±$5.9k
Median gross rent
$1.0k/mo±$41/mo
Vacancy rate
5.8%±1.1%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$40.1M
128 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
71.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 92Winter weather 92Cold wave 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2052016
2112017
2202018
2322019
2392020
2652021
3102022
3352023
3572024
3782025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -19% since 20211592021
1302022
1562023
3142024
1282025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
30.4 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
2.7 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
39.9 km
William W. Stender, Lower Wharf Mooring.
Nearest commercial airport
27.9 km
MBS INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$70.1k
avg. annual pay · +12% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Midland?
Midland's economy produced $7.8B in 2024, growing 3.3% year over year — slower than 61% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.