Midway South vs Scissors

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

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

Scissors has the higher population (3,196 vs 2,858 in Midway South). Midway South has the higher median household income ($76,768 vs $37,625 in Scissors). Midway South has the higher median home value ($107,700 vs $51,100 in Scissors).

Population, income & housing

	Midway South	Scissors
Population	2,858	3,196
Median age	27.5 yrs	25.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,768	$37,625
Median home value	$107,700	$51,100
Median gross rent	$1,026	$617
Housing units	891	878
Homeownership rate	83.1%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	3.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midway South	Scissors
Population	2,420 → 2,858 (+18.1%)	3,594 → 3,196 (-11.1%)
Median household income	$40,069 → $76,768 (+91.6%)	$22,887 → $37,625 (+64.4%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $107,700 (+30.2%)	$62,900 → $51,100 (-18.8%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $1,026 (+54.8%)	$479 → $617 (+28.8%)

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

Scissors

Population

3,5943,196

Median household income

$22,887$37,625

Median home value

$62,900$51,100

Median gross rent

$479$617

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midway South	Scissors
Under 5	10.6%	15.9%
5 to 17	24.7%	24.5%
18 to 24	11.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	14.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	8.5%	7.0%
65 to 74	4.7%	5.8%
75 and over	2.2%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midway South	Scissors
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	99.2%	99.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midway South	Scissors
No high school diploma	38.4%	50.5%
High school graduate	18.6%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	11.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.2%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midway South	Scissors
Drove alone	76.9%	75.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	15.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	8.2%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midway South	Scissors
1-unit, detached	80.9%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	22.9%

Poverty & households

	Midway South	Scissors
Poverty rate	23.1%	39.4%
Average household size	3.81	4.76
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	2005	1993