Guadalupe County vs Midland County

A side-by-side comparison of Guadalupe County and Midland County: population, income, housing, and more.

Guadalupe County and Midland County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Guadalupe County has the higher population (178,368 vs 171,496 in Midland County). Midland County has the higher median household income ($93,984 vs $93,776 in Guadalupe County). Midland County has the higher median home value ($293,000 vs $285,900 in Guadalupe County).

Population, income & housing

	Guadalupe County	Midland County
Population	178,368	171,496
Median age	37.5 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$93,776	$93,984
Median home value	$285,900	$293,000
Median gross rent	$1,439	$1,383
Housing units	67,366	71,565
Homeownership rate	78.5%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Guadalupe County	Midland County
Population	158,966 → 178,368 (+12.2%)	168,167 → 171,496 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$74,496 → $93,776 (+25.9%)	$79,421 → $93,984 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$196,000 → $285,900 (+45.9%)	$213,100 → $293,000 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,140 → $1,439 (+26.2%)	$1,274 → $1,383 (+8.6%)

Guadalupe County

Population

158,966178,368

Median household income

$74,496$93,776

Median home value

$196,000$285,900

Median gross rent

$1,140$1,439

Midland County

Population

168,167171,496

Median household income

$79,421$93,984

Median home value

$213,100$293,000

Median gross rent

$1,274$1,383

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Guadalupe County	Midland County
Under 5	5.8%	8.4%
5 to 17	18.5%	20.6%
18 to 24	8.6%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.8%	16.9%
35 to 44	14.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.1%
55 to 64	11.9%	9.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	6.5%
75 and over	5.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Guadalupe County	Midland County
White (non-Hispanic)	48.0%	44.0%
Black or African American	7.3%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	38.5%	44.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Guadalupe County	Midland County
No high school diploma	10.7%	13.8%
High school graduate	28.6%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Guadalupe County	Midland County
Drove alone	76.8%	79.7%
Carpooled	9.2%	12.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	0.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.9%	5.4%
Other means	0.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Guadalupe County	Midland County
1-unit, detached	78.5%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	1.7%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Guadalupe County	Midland County
Poverty rate	8.8%	10.6%
Average household size	2.80	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	2001	1989