Midland County, Texas

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 171,496
Median household income: $93,984
Median home value: $293,000

Midland County, Texas counts 171,496 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $93,984 is above the Texas median ($76,292).

Between 2019 and 2023, Midland County's population grew 2.0% from 168,167 to 171,496, while its median household income rose 18.3% from $79,421 to $93,984.

79.7% of workers drive to work alone. 62.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 171,496
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $93,984
Median home value: $293,000
Median gross rent: $1,383
Housing units: 71,565
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	168,167	$79,421	$213,100	$1,274
2020	171,238	$83,217	$233,200	$1,244
2021	166,964	$88,210	$245,600	$1,278
2022	169,393	$90,123	$272,900	$1,375
2023	171,496	$93,984	$293,000	$1,383

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,340	8.4%
5 to 17	35,374	20.6%
18 to 24	14,195	8.3%
25 to 34	29,043	16.9%
35 to 44	26,211	15.3%
45 to 54	17,403	10.1%
55 to 64	16,691	9.7%
65 to 74	11,177	6.5%
75 and over	7,062	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	75,381	44.0%
Black or African American	10,995	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	322	0.2%
Asian	3,715	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	217	0.1%
Two or more races	4,060	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	76,792	44.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree21.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,805	13.8%
High school graduate	25,292	23.5%
Some college or associate's	34,199	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	22,773	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10,518	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	67,399	79.7%
Carpooled	10,166	12.0%
Public transit	267	0.3%
Walked	876	1.0%
Bicycle	133	0.2%
Worked from home	4,525	5.4%
Other means	1,172	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26,677	33.3%
15 to 29 min	34,523	43.1%
30 to 44 min	11,397	14.2%
45 to 59 min	3,456	4.3%
60+ min	3,960	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 10.6% (18,048 of 169,844)

	Count	Share
Family households	44,070	65.7%
Nonfamily households	22,987	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	67,057	93.7%
Vacant	4,508	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	45,735	68.2%
Renter-occupied	21,322	31.8%

1-unit, detached62.5%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	44,761	62.5%
1-unit, attached	2,353	3.3%
2 to 4 units	3,292	4.6%
5 to 19 units	8,281	11.6%
20 or more units	6,289	8.8%
Mobile home & other	6,589	9.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 48329
State: Texas
Land area: 900 sq mi
Water area: 1.64 sq mi
Center point: 31.8143, -102.0025