Midland, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

Back to: Midland, Texas main profile, Texas, Texas smaller cities, Texas small towns, Texas forum, All US cities. Total population: 95,155 (Urban population: 93,688, Rural population: 1,467 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 39,826 (35,698 occupied: 23,577 owner occupied, 12,121 renter occupied) % of renters here:   34% State:   36% Housing density: 598 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Midland, Texas on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Houston vs. Dallas --- SMACKDOWN!  (1094 replies) The Official El Paso Chattin' Thread  (243 replies) Texans VS Californians  (264 replies) Dallas versus Southern California  (276 replies) Moving to Midland  (133 replies) Odessa/Midland???  (11 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $86,300 (lower quartile is $52,700, upper quartile is $137,100) Median contract rent in 2005: $421 (lower quartile is $332, upper quartile is $575) Housing units in Midland with a mortgage: 13,985 (258 second mortgage, 632 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 8,029 Median year house/condo built: 1969 Median year apartment built: 1978 Household type by relationship Households: 93,736 In family households: 82,168 (19,859 male householders, 5,580 female householders) 20,243 spouses, 30,942 children (28,377 natural, 778 adopted, 1,787 stepchildren), 1,761 grandchildren, 557 brothers or sisters, 563 parents, 1,434 other relatives, 1,229 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 11,568 (4,346 male householders (3,689 living alone)), 5,932 female householders (5,513 living alone)), 1,290 nonrelatives In group quarters: 1,419 (1,042 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 9,963 2-persons, 5,633 3-persons, 5,620 4-persons, 2,805 5-persons, 902 6-persons, 516 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 9,202 1-person, 951 2-persons, 111 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 4 6-persons. 19,590 married couples with children. 5,906 single-parent households (1,152 men, 4,754 women). 74.6% of residents of Midland speak English at home. 23.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well). 0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 8% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 7,173 (7.5%) (39.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Midland, TX: Less than $10,000: 203 $10,000 to $14,999: 309 $15,000 to $19,999: 556 $20,000 to $24,999: 736 $25,000 to $29,999: 983 $30,000 to $34,999: 916 $35,000 to $39,999: 964 $40,000 to $49,999: 1912 $50,000 to $59,999: 2106 $60,000 to $69,999: 1774 $70,000 to $79,999: 2207 $80,000 to $89,999: 1906 $90,000 to $99,999: 1310 $100,000 to $124,999: 2082 $125,000 to $149,999: 1309 $150,000 to $174,999: 914 $175,000 to $199,999: 538 $200,000 to $249,999: 502 $250,000 to $299,999: 282 $300,000 to $399,999: 266 $400,000 to $499,999: 162 $500,000 to $749,999: 60 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 17

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Midland: Less than $100: 188 $100 to $149: 174 $150 to $199: 258 $200 to $249: 1297 $250 to $299: 1339 $300 to $349: 1760 $350 to $399: 1530 $400 to $449: 1209 $450 to $499: 1043 $500 to $549: 585 $550 to $599: 360 $600 to $649: 356 $650 to $699: 318 $700 to $749: 196 $750 to $799: 261 $800 to $899: 218 $900 to $999: 116 $1,000 to $1,249: 143 $1,250 to $1,499: 138 $1,500 to $1,999: 105 $2,000 or more: 21 No cash rent: 500

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.8%
Number of people working at home: 975 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1306 5 to 9 minutes: 7089 10 to 14 minutes: 12175 15 to 19 minutes: 10030 20 to 24 minutes: 4241 25 to 29 minutes: 959 30 to 34 minutes: 2668 35 to 39 minutes: 215 40 to 44 minutes: 212 45 to 59 minutes: 530 60 to 89 minutes: 617 90 or more minutes: 856

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 34,898 (83%) Carpooled: 5,137 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 56 (0%) Taxi: 19 (0%) Motorcycle: 71 (0%) Bicycle: 40 (0%) Walked: 428 (1%) Other means: 249 (1%) Worked at home: 975 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 3322 $10,000 to $14,999: 2707 $15,000 to $19,999: 2563 $20,000 to $24,999: 2553 $25,000 to $29,999: 2637 $30,000 to $34,999: 2246 $35,000 to $39,999: 2085 $40,000 to $44,999: 1935 $45,000 to $49,999: 1566 $50,000 to $59,999: 2887 $60,000 to $74,999: 3496 $75,000 to $99,999: 3301 $100,000 to $124,999: 1762 $125,000 to $149,999: 966 $150,000 to $199,999: 894 $200,000 or more: 797

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 35033
• United States or American: 7445
• German: 6994
• English: 6238
• Irish: 4590
• Scotch-Irish: 1430
• French (except Basque): 1346
• Scottish: 1265
• Italian: 1045
• European: 682
• Dutch: 616
• Norwegian: 460
• Swedish: 395
• Polish: 392
• Subsaharan African:: 301
• Welsh: 280
• African: 274
• British: 263
• Czech: 189
• Danish: 174
• French Canadian: 154
• Arab:: 123
• Russian: 101
• Northern European: 100
• Czechoslovakian: 99
• Austrian: 89
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 84
• Hungarian: 78
• Ukrainian: 77
• Lebanese: 68
• Romanian: 68
• Canadian: 68
• Swiss: 68
• Greek: 37
• Iranian: 36
• Haitian: 34
• Acadian/Cajun: 33
• Finnish: 31
• Dutch West Indian: 29
• Lithuanian: 28
• Croatian: 28
• Nigerian: 27
• Yugoslavian: 27
• Australian: 24
• Egyptian: 24
• Albanian: 21
• Turkish: 21
• Celtic: 21
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 21
• Alsatian: 19
• Iraqi: 17
• Pennsylvania German: 16
• Latvian: 16
• Slovene: 16
• Guyanese: 16
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 16
• Scandinavian: 15
• Belgian: 14
• Armenian: 10
• Arab/Arabic: 8
• Serbian: 8
• Portuguese: 8
• Luxemburger: 7
• Slavic: 6
• Syrian: 6
• Slovak: 6
• Basque: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 66193
• Northeast: 1901
• Midwest: 5101
• South: 6991
• West: 7242

54% of Midland residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 702
• Nursery to 4th grade: 257
• 5th and 6th grade: 787
• 7th and 8th grade: 649
• 9th grade: 688
• 10th grade: 598
• 11th grade: 717
• 12th grade, no diploma: 801
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,533
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,006
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,303
• Associate degree: 1,576
• Bachelor's degree: 6,261
• Master's degree: 1,420
• Professional school degree: 702
• Doctorate degree: 183

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 618
• Nursery to 4th grade: 408
• 5th and 6th grade: 826
• 7th and 8th grade: 963
• 9th grade: 758
• 10th grade: 849
• 11th grade: 839
• 12th grade, no diploma: 901
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,273
• Less than 1 year of college: 3,220
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,240
• Associate degree: 2,070
• Bachelor's degree: 5,567
• Master's degree: 1,441
• Professional school degree: 283
• Doctorate degree: 62

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.7%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $48,062
• Black householders: $21,722
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,188
• Asian householders: $48,654
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $58,750
• Some other race householders: $26,095
• Two or more races householders: $28,728
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $27,825

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $82,900
• Black or African American householders: $35,600
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $72,900
• Asian householders: $140,000
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $65,000
• Some other race householders: $35,700
• Two or more races householders: $47,600
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $37,200

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 27,065
• One, attached: 1,546
• Two: 729
• 3 or 4: 1,461
• 5 to 9: 2,713
• 10 to 19: 1,862
• 20 to 49: 838
• 50 or more: 3,015
• Mobile homes: 597

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,600

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Texas:	6.8%

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Texas:	6.2%

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Texas:	15.4%

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