Midland County, TX

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2024 Population

174,801

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.8

0.613% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.3%

6.79% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$92,874

1.18% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$312,700

6.72% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

86,909

1.52% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Midland County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.8% of the residents in Midland County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Midland County, TX are Midland College (1,152 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Midland County, TX was $312,700, and the homeownership rate was 67.6%.

Most people in Midland County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Midland County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Midland County, TX borders Andrews County, TX, Ector County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Martin County, TX, Reagan County, TX, and Upton County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Midland County, TX is home to a population of 175k people, from which 92.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.7% of Midland County, TX residents were born outside of the country (22.3k people).

In 2024, there were 2.32 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (73.9k people) in Midland County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 31.9k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 23.8k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.8%

2024 Citizenship

92.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.8% of Midland County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Midland County, TX was 92.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Midland County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Midland County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
73.9k ± 539
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
31.9k ± 2.92k
White (Hispanic)
23.8k ± 2.39k

46%

Hispanic Population

80.3k people

46% of the people in Midland County, TX are hispanic (80.3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Midland County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
El Salvador
221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

Foreign-Born Population

12.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

22.3k people

13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

22.4k people

As of 2024, 12.7% of Midland County, TX residents (22.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Midland County, TX was 13%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Midland County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,705 ± 460
Gulf War (1990s)
1,277 ± 278
Vietnam
1,011 ± 244

Midland County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.34 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Midland County, TX.

Economy

The economy of Midland County, TX employs 86.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Midland County, TX were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (15,232 people), Retail Trade (10,780 people), and Educational Services (7,843 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($102,792), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($101,118), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($79,956).

Employment

Occupations

86.9k

2024 Value

± 3,354

1.52%

1 Year growth

± 5.34%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Midland County, TX grew at a rate of 1.52%, from 85.6k employees to 86.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Midland County, TX, are Management Occupations (10,508 people), Sales & Related Occupations (9,899 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8,321 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Midland County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

86.9k

2024 Value

± 3,354

1.52%

1 Year growth

± 5.34%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Midland County, TX grew at a rate of 1.52%, from 85.6k employees to 86.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Midland County, TX, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (15,232 people), Retail Trade (10,780 people), and Educational Services (7,843 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Midland County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Midland County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$72,850

Median earning men ± $4,201

$41,785

Median earning women ± $2,486

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($107,482), Manufacturing ($86,595), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($79,641).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,663), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,963), and Manufacturing ($62,649).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

397
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
376
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
266
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$3.56M
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$613k
Wholesale Trade
$477k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Midland County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Midland County, TX awarded 1,152 degrees. The student population of Midland County, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,091 male students and 3,128 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Midland County, TX are Hispanic or Latino (693 and 61.8%), White (327 and 29.2%), Black or African American (53 and 4.73%), and Two or More Races (21 and 1.87%).

The largest universities in Midland County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Midland College (1,152 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Midland County, TX are General Studies (322 and 28%), General Health Services (101 and 8.77%), and Electromechanical Technology (80 and 6.94%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $3,870 for in-state students and $5,130 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 5,219 students enrolled in Midland County, TX, 40.1% men and 59.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 3,047 records, of which 61.7% were women and 38.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
322 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
43 degrees awarded
Electromechanical Technology
16 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Midland County, TX was General Studies with 322 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Midland County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Midland College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,152 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Midland College with 1,152 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 572 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Midland County, TX, which is 0.986 times less than the 580 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 693 degrees mean that there were 2.12 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 327 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($3,870) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,834) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Midland County, TX was $312,700 in 2024, which is 0.94 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $293,000 to $312,700, a 6.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Midland County, TX is 67.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Midland County, TX have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Midland County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 16.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Midland County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.21%.

Housing

Property

$312,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,778

$45,749

Median Property Taxes

±$2,045

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Midland County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Midland County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.6%

Homeownership

2024

66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.6% of the housing units in Midland County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Midland County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$92,874

Median Household Income

± $5,211

67.7k

Number of Households

± 2,752

In 2024, the median household income of the 67.7k households in Midland County, TX declined from $92,874 from the previous year's value of $93,984.

The following chart displays the households in Midland County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Midland County, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.8%)
Carpooled (12%)
Worked At Home (5.29%)

In 2024, 79.8% of workers in Midland County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12%) and those who worked at home (5.29%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Midland County, TX have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.46% of the workforce in Midland County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Midland County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Midland County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Midland County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 16.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Midland County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.21%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Midland County, TX (19.7k out of 173k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Midland County, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 13.8% of the children was living in poverty in Midland County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 314 in Midland County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 9.18 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

85.5% of the population of Midland County, TX has health coverage, with 56.2% on employee plans, 9.87% on Medicaid, 7.85% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 0.773% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Midland County, TX see 2,625 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,625 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1623 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1001 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,625 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Midland County, TX

Primary care physicians in Midland County, TX see an average of 2,625 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,625 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Midland County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.5% under 18 years, 23.6% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.5%

Uninsured

56.2%

Employer Coverage

9.87%

Medicaid

7.85%

Medicare

10.8%

Non-Group

0.773%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Midland County, TX declined by 5.17% from 15.3% to 14.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Midland County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 56.9 in Midland County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Midland County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.4% in Midland County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Midland County, TX.