Ferris vs Midlothian

A side-by-side comparison of Ferris and Midlothian: population, income, housing, and more.

Ferris and Midlothian are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Midlothian has the higher population (37,256 vs 2,932 in Ferris). Midlothian has the higher median household income ($122,643 vs $71,583 in Ferris). Midlothian has the higher median home value ($369,400 vs $219,600 in Ferris).

Population, income & housing

	Ferris	Midlothian
Population	2,932	37,256
Median age	30.3 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,583	$122,643
Median home value	$219,600	$369,400
Median gross rent	$1,145	$1,867
Housing units	1,018	12,507
Homeownership rate	68.2%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	35.2%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferris	Midlothian
Population	2,692 → 2,932 (+8.9%)	29,743 → 37,256 (+25.3%)
Median household income	$59,129 → $71,583 (+21.1%)	$95,306 → $122,643 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$91,500 → $219,600 (+140.0%)	$228,000 → $369,400 (+62.0%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,145 (+16.5%)	$1,192 → $1,867 (+56.6%)

Ferris

Population

2,6922,932

Median household income

$59,129$71,583

Median home value

$91,500$219,600

Median gross rent

$983$1,145

Midlothian

Population

29,74337,256

Median household income

$95,306$122,643

Median home value

$228,000$369,400

Median gross rent

$1,192$1,867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferris	Midlothian
Under 5	10.3%	7.4%
5 to 17	25.1%	22.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.4%	15.9%
45 to 54	15.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	8.2%	9.7%
65 to 74	6.7%	6.8%
75 and over	4.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferris	Midlothian
White (non-Hispanic)	22.0%	64.6%
Black or African American	18.9%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	56.5%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferris	Midlothian
No high school diploma	17.6%	7.6%
High school graduate	30.1%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferris	Midlothian
Drove alone	79.6%	79.8%
Carpooled	9.2%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.2%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferris	Midlothian
1-unit, detached	86.5%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Ferris	Midlothian
Poverty rate	9.7%	6.5%
Average household size	3.14	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1983	2006