Midlothian vs Waxahachie

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

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

Waxahachie has the higher population (43,591 vs 37,256 in Midlothian). Midlothian has the higher median household income ($122,643 vs $82,449 in Waxahachie). Midlothian has the higher median home value ($369,400 vs $307,900 in Waxahachie).

Population, income & housing

	Midlothian	Waxahachie
Population	37,256	43,591
Median age	35.6 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$122,643	$82,449
Median home value	$369,400	$307,900
Median gross rent	$1,867	$1,495
Housing units	12,507	16,095
Homeownership rate	79.3%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midlothian	Waxahachie
Population	29,743 → 37,256 (+25.3%)	35,376 → 43,591 (+23.2%)
Median household income	$95,306 → $122,643 (+28.7%)	$65,589 → $82,449 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$228,000 → $369,400 (+62.0%)	$176,300 → $307,900 (+74.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,192 → $1,867 (+56.6%)	$1,088 → $1,495 (+37.4%)

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

Waxahachie

Population

35,37643,591

Median household income

$65,589$82,449

Median home value

$176,300$307,900

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,495

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midlothian	Waxahachie
Under 5	7.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	22.5%	19.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	10.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	16.4%
35 to 44	15.9%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.9%	11.0%
55 to 64	9.7%	8.7%
65 to 74	6.8%	8.2%
75 and over	4.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midlothian	Waxahachie
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	55.1%
Black or African American	10.9%	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	24.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midlothian	Waxahachie
No high school diploma	7.6%	10.4%
High school graduate	24.3%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midlothian	Waxahachie
Drove alone	79.8%	81.8%
Carpooled	6.5%	8.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	8.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midlothian	Waxahachie
1-unit, detached	83.4%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	7.4%
20 or more units	5.0%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Midlothian	Waxahachie
Poverty rate	6.5%	8.8%
Average household size	3.06	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	2006	2000