Midland, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population

136,640

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

31.5

0.316% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.4%

6.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$89,585

1.74% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$319,200

6.9% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

67,086

1.37% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Midland, 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.

92.2% of the residents in Midland, TX are U.S. citizens.

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

In 2024, the median property value in Midland, TX was $319,200, and the homeownership rate was 65.1%.

Most people in Midland, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Midland, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Midland, TX is home to a population of 137k people, from which 92.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.1% of Midland, TX residents were born outside of the country (17.9k people).

In 2024, there were 2.23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (56.5k people) in Midland, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25.4k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 18.1k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.2%

2024 Citizenship

92.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.2% of Midland, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Midland, TX was 92.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Midland, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
56.5k ± 1.54k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
25.4k ± 2.49k
White (Hispanic)
18.1k ± 1.95k

45.9%

Hispanic Population

62.7k people

45.9% of the people in Midland, TX are hispanic (62.7k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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

13.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

17.9k people

13.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

18.3k people

As of 2024, 13.1% of Midland, TX residents (17.9k 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, TX was 13.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,339 ± 406
Gulf War (1990s)
1,053 ± 279
Vietnam
854 ± 226

Midland, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Midland, TX employs 67.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Midland, TX were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (12,266 people), Retail Trade (8,277 people), and Educational Services (6,024 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($108,914), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($108,605), and Utilities ($88,750).

Employment

Occupations

67.1k

2024 Value

± 2,889

1.37%

1 Year growth

± 5.91%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Midland, TX grew at a rate of 1.37%, from 66.2k employees to 67.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Midland, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (8,026 people), Management Occupations (7,617 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,505 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Midland, 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

67.1k

2024 Value

± 2,889

1.37%

1 Year growth

± 5.91%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Midland, TX grew at a rate of 1.37%, from 66.2k employees to 67.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Midland, TX, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (12,266 people), Retail Trade (8,277 people), and Educational Services (6,024 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Midland, TX, though some of these residents may live in Midland, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$74,123

Median earning men ± $4,020

$39,729

Median earning women ± $2,949

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($116,145), Wholesale Trade ($87,206), and Manufacturing ($86,897).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,265), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,179), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,940).

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.

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

Most students graduating from Universities in Midland, 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, TX by number of degrees awarded are Midland College (1,152 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Midland, 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 in Midland, TX 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, 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

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

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Midland, TX was Registered Nursing with 43 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Midland, 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, 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, TX was $319,200 in 2024, which is 0.959 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $298,600 to $319,200, a 6.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Midland, TX is 65.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Midland, TX have an average commute time of 20.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Midland, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$319,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,677

$34,782

Median Property Taxes

±$1,706

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, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

65.1%

Homeownership

2024

65.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.1% of the housing units in Midland, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Midland, 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.

$89,585

Median Household Income

± $6,078

53.4k

Number of Households

± 2,429

In 2024, the median household income of the 53.4k households in Midland, TX declined from $89,585 from the previous year's value of $91,169.

The following chart displays the households in Midland, 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, 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 (79.3%)
Carpooled (12.1%)
Worked At Home (6.19%)

In 2024, 79.3% of workers in Midland, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.1%) and those who worked at home (6.19%).

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

20.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Midland, TX have a shorter commute time (20.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.66% of the workforce in Midland, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Midland, 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, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Midland, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Midland, TX (16.8k out of 135k 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, 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.

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.

Health

85.6% of the population of Midland, TX has health coverage, with 57.1% on employee plans, 9.19% on Medicaid, 7.36% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 0.787% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

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

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31% under 18 years, 25.6% between 18 and 34 years, 33.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.98% 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

14.4%

Uninsured

57.1%

Employer Coverage

9.19%

Medicaid

7.36%

Medicare

11.2%

Non-Group

0.787%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Midland, TX declined by 2.68% from 14.8% to 14.4%.

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

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