Midway South vs Palmhurst

A side-by-side comparison of Midway South and Palmhurst: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Midway South has the higher population (2,858 vs 2,595 in Palmhurst). Palmhurst has the higher median household income ($82,629 vs $76,768 in Midway South). Palmhurst has the higher median home value ($266,700 vs $107,700 in Midway South).

Population, income & housing

	Midway South	Palmhurst
Population	2,858	2,595
Median age	27.5 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$76,768	$82,629
Median home value	$107,700	$266,700
Median gross rent	$1,026	$816
Housing units	891	928
Homeownership rate	83.1%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	40.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midway South	Palmhurst
Population	2,420 → 2,858 (+18.1%)	2,713 → 2,595 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$40,069 → $76,768 (+91.6%)	$77,692 → $82,629 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $107,700 (+30.2%)	$262,700 → $266,700 (+1.5%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $1,026 (+54.8%)	$1,004 → $816 (-18.7%)

Midway South

Population

2,4202,858

Median household income

$40,069$76,768

Median home value

$82,700$107,700

Median gross rent

$663$1,026

Palmhurst

Population

2,7132,595

Median household income

$77,692$82,629

Median home value

$262,700$266,700

Median gross rent

$1,004$816

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midway South	Palmhurst
Under 5	10.6%	7.2%
5 to 17	24.7%	25.8%
18 to 24	11.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.3%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.9%	14.2%
55 to 64	8.5%	8.0%
65 to 74	4.7%	7.3%
75 and over	2.2%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midway South	Palmhurst
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	16.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	99.2%	78.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midway South	Palmhurst
No high school diploma	38.4%	11.0%
High school graduate	18.6%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.2%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midway South	Palmhurst
Drove alone	76.9%	75.7%
Carpooled	9.5%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	13.3%
Other means	4.0%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midway South	Palmhurst
1-unit, detached	80.9%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	24.5%

Poverty & households

	Midway South	Palmhurst
Poverty rate	23.1%	8.9%
Average household size	3.81	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	2005	1997