Midland Population History 1990 - 2023

Midland Population Facts

What is the current population of Midland?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Midland is 138,397. Midland, Texas is the 199th largest city in the US.

What county is Midland, Texas in?

Parts of Midland are located within Martin County and Midland County.

What is the size of Midland, Texas in square miles?

Midland has an area of 72.1 square miles.

What was the peak population of Midland?

The current population of Midland (138,397) is it's peak population.

How quickly is Midland growing?

Midland has grown 45.6% since the 2000. Midland, Texas is growing moderately quickly; it is growing faster than 75% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

What is the population density of Midland, Texas?

Midland has a population density of 1,542.2 people per square mile.

Midland Demographics

What is the voting age population of Midland, Texas?

The total voting age population of Midland, Texas, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 89,572. The voting age population is 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

What percentage of Midland, Texas residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 10.4% of the residents of Midland are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Midland, Texas?

The racial demographics of Midland are 80.6% White, 7.8% Black, 6.4% Other, 2.3% Two or more races, 2.2% Asian, 0.6% American Indian and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 44.2% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Midland, Texas residents are below the poverty line?

In Midland, 9.2% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 11.5%. On a per-household basis, 6.8% of families are below the poverty line in Midland.

What percentage of Midland, Texas residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 71.2% of Midland residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Midland, Texas residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 85.1% of Midland residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 28.9% have a bachelor's degree and 8.2% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Midland, Texas residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Midland residents aged 5 and older, 33.5% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 30.2% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.6% speak an Indo-European language, and 2.2% speak an Asian language.

Midland Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Midland, Texas?

The unemployment rate in Midland is 3.3%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Midland, Texas residents work for the government?

In Midland, 8.4% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Midland, Texas?

The median household income in Midland is $79,329.

Midland Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Midland, Texas?

In Midland, 65.1% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Midland, Texas?

Renters occupy 34.9% of housing units in Midland.

What percentage of Midland, Texas housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Midland, 1.5% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Midland, Texas housing units were built after 2000?

In Midland, 21.4% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 10,900 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Midland, Texas?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Midland is $1,262.

What percentage of households in Midland, Texas have broadband internet?

In Midland, 85.1% of households have an active broadband internet connection.