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  • Largest town: Midland

Midland County, Michigan

Midland County had 84,022 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 518.4 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 83 in Michigan by population and 67th by land area.

Population
84,022
#24 of 83 in Michigan · #698 in US
Area
518.4 sq mi
#67 of 83 in Michigan · #2,015 in US
Density
162 / sq mi
#21 of 83 in Michigan · #659 in US
Median household income
$73,722
#14 of 83 in Michigan · #742 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Midland County within Michigan. Pin: Lansing.

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Midland County population, land area and income

Midland County had 84,022 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 518.4 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 83 in Michigan by population and 67th by land area. That works out to 162.1 people per square mile, 1.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Michigan has 38,041 residents, so Midland County is 2.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $73,722 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

84,022

3144th1st

698th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

518 sq mi

3144th1st

2015th of 3,144 (US)

Density

162.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

659th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$73,722

3143rd1st

742nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Michigan (83)

Population

84,022

83rd1st

24th of 83 (MI)

Land area

518 sq mi

83rd1st

67th of 83 (MI)

Density

162.1 / sq mi

83rd1st

21st of 83 (MI)

Median household income

$73,722

83rd1st

14th of 83 (MI)

How Midland County's population changed since 2020

Midland County gained 529 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.6%. That ranks 49th of 83 in Michigan for growth. The median Michigan county changed by +0.9%, and the state as a whole by +0.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Midland County recorded 3,434 births and 3,855 deaths, a natural change of -421. Net international migration added +564 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +378. The largest single component was international migration, which added 564 people.

83.5k202083.5k202183.8k202284.0k202384.0k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
3,434
Deaths
3,855
Net international migration
+564
Net domestic migration
+378
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+15

Where Midland County is

The Census internal point of Midland County is at 43.648200, -84.379400. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Michigan's 83 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Midland County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Calhoun County: -0.3%Benzie County: +2.9%Newaygo County: +2.8%Antrim County: +4.6%Montcalm County: +4.0%Kalamazoo County: +1.1%Isabella County: +0.9%Ingham County: +1.9%Jackson County: +0.0%Kent County: +2.2%Oceana County: +1.1%Roscommon County: +2.0%Clare County: +1.8%Gladwin County: +2.5%Branch County: +2.9%Iosco County: +0.7%Bay County: -1.1%Shiawassee County: -0.0%Ionia County: -1.0%Otsego County: +3.8%Alcona County: +4.3%Missaukee County: +1.1%Crawford County: +4.7%Lapeer County: +0.7%Arenac County: +0.5%Gogebic County: -0.9%Marquette County: +2.2%Alpena County: +0.1%Lenawee County: -1.6%Berrien County: -1.1%Leelanau County: +2.5%Clinton County: +1.1%Alger County: -1.6%Gratiot County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Van Buren County: +0.7%Dickinson County: +0.3%Charlevoix County: +0.3%Sanilac County: -0.5%Wexford County: +2.3%Houghton County: +2.1%Saginaw County: -1.1%Kalkaska County: +3.8%Ottawa County: +3.1%Presque Isle County: +1.8%Eaton County: +0.3%Barry County: +2.3%Lake County: +7.5%Cheboygan County: +1.5%Wayne County: -1.0%Macomb County: +0.7%Oscoda County: +4.4%Emmet County: -0.5%Ontonagon County: +0.4%Schoolcraft County: +1.5%Monroe County: +0.7%Tuscola County: -1.0%Luce County: -1.3%Menominee County: -1.7%Mason County: +0.2%Muskegon County: +1.5%Baraga County: +0.3%Genesee County: -0.9%Grand Traverse County: +1.3%Washtenaw County: +0.5%Huron County: -1.9%Cass County: -0.0%Delta County: -0.5%Montmorency County: +7.2%Oakland County: +1.9%Chippewa County: -1.5%Keweenaw County: +5.0%Hillsdale County: -0.3%Manistee County: +1.8%Allegan County: +1.5%Mecosta County: +3.8%Iron County: +0.8%Osceola County: +2.5%St. Clair County: -0.1%Livingston County: +1.5%Ogemaw County: +1.0%Midland County: +0.6%Mackinac County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
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Orange pin: Midland County internal point. Dark pin: Lansing.

Internal point

Decimal
43.648200, -84.379400
DMS
43°38'53.52"N 84°22'45.84"W
UTM
16N 711345.3E 4836137.7N
Geohash
dpgbrcuv1
Plus code
86MQJJXC+76

Towns in Midland County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Midland County, 43,879 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Midland County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Midland with 42,617.

  1. 01Midland (part)42,617
  2. 02Coleman1,262
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Midland County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Midland County. The most populous is Saginaw County, MI, with 187,714 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lansing and the nearest big city

Lansing is 63.8 miles S of Midland County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lansing, MI (population 114,336), 65.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Midland, MI (population 42,780), 7.5 miles away.

Midland County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Midland County is 26111: state code 26 for Michigan plus county code 111. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $73,722.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Midland County, Michigan?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 84,022. That is up 529 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 83,493.

What is the FIPS code of Midland County?

26111. The first two digits (26) are Michigan; the last three (111) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Midland County?

Midland, with 42,617 residents inside Midland County in 2024 (42,780 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Midland County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Saginaw County, MI; Bay County, MI; Isabella County, MI; Gratiot County, MI; Clare County, MI; Gladwin County, MI.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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