Johnson County vs Midland County

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

Johnson 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.

Johnson County has the higher population (188,820 vs 171,496 in Midland County). Midland County has the higher median household income ($93,984 vs $81,826 in Johnson County). Midland County has the higher median home value ($293,000 vs $254,600 in Johnson County).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson County	Midland County
Population	188,820	171,496
Median age	37.2 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,826	$93,984
Median home value	$254,600	$293,000
Median gross rent	$1,343	$1,383
Housing units	68,594	71,565
Homeownership rate	74.5%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson County	Midland County
Population	167,212 → 188,820 (+12.9%)	168,167 → 171,496 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$64,359 → $81,826 (+27.1%)	$79,421 → $93,984 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$155,400 → $254,600 (+63.8%)	$213,100 → $293,000 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,008 → $1,343 (+33.2%)	$1,274 → $1,383 (+8.6%)

Johnson County

Population

167,212188,820

Median household income

$64,359$81,826

Median home value

$155,400$254,600

Median gross rent

$1,008$1,343

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)

	Johnson County	Midland County
Under 5	6.3%	8.4%
5 to 17	19.6%	20.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.9%	16.9%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	12.1%	9.7%
65 to 74	8.6%	6.5%
75 and over	5.4%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson County	Midland County
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	44.0%
Black or African American	4.7%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	24.6%	44.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson County	Midland County
No high school diploma	13.1%	13.8%
High school graduate	34.0%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson County	Midland County
Drove alone	84.4%	79.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	12.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	0.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.2%	5.4%
Other means	0.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson County	Midland County
1-unit, detached	69.3%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	11.6%
20 or more units	3.0%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Johnson County	Midland County
Poverty rate	10.7%	10.6%
Average household size	2.93	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	31	22
Median year structure built	1995	1989