Midland County vs Parker County

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

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

Midland County has the higher population (171,496 vs 158,079 in Parker County). Parker County has the higher median household income ($102,099 vs $93,984 in Midland County). Parker County has the higher median home value ($343,600 vs $293,000 in Midland County).

Population, income & housing

	Midland County	Parker County
Population	171,496	158,079
Median age	32.6 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$93,984	$102,099
Median home value	$293,000	$343,600
Median gross rent	$1,383	$1,440
Housing units	71,565	58,786
Homeownership rate	68.2%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midland County	Parker County
Population	168,167 → 171,496 (+2.0%)	133,811 → 158,079 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$79,421 → $93,984 (+18.3%)	$77,503 → $102,099 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$213,100 → $293,000 (+37.5%)	$214,200 → $343,600 (+60.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,274 → $1,383 (+8.6%)	$1,027 → $1,440 (+40.2%)

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

Parker County

Population

133,811158,079

Median household income

$77,503$102,099

Median home value

$214,200$343,600

Median gross rent

$1,027$1,440

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midland County	Parker County
Under 5	8.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	20.6%	18.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	16.9%	11.5%
35 to 44	15.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	9.7%	13.5%
65 to 74	6.5%	9.9%
75 and over	4.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midland County	Parker County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.0%	80.0%
Black or African American	6.4%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	44.8%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midland County	Parker County
No high school diploma	13.8%	9.5%
High school graduate	23.5%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midland County	Parker County
Drove alone	79.7%	77.7%
Carpooled	12.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	12.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midland County	Parker County
1-unit, detached	62.5%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	2.6%
20 or more units	8.8%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Midland County	Parker County
Poverty rate	10.6%	7.8%
Average household size	2.53	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	22	32
Median year structure built	1989	2001