Population

147,615

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$319,200

Owner-occupied units

Midland, TX

Texas · 32.025° N, 102.113° W · 76 sq mi

Midland is a city in Texas, with a population of 147,615 and about 1,938 residents per square mile. The median household earns $89,585 a year, and the median home is worth $319,200.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

76 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,938

People per square mile

Rank by population

#196

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#131

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$89,585

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,434

Per month

Homeownership

65.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

20.1 min

One way

People

Median age

31.5

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

33.7%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

13.2%

Households

53,414

2.53 people each

What people here do for work

Agriculture & mining 18.5^%

Education & health care 17.3^%

Retail trade 12.3^%

Professional & business services 8.3^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Texas

Name

Elon Musk

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$388B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Austin

Source of wealth

Tesla, SpaceX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Texas · private sector

Employer

Walmart

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Texas

Company

Exxon Mobil

Revenue

$349.6B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Spring

Ticker

XOM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Texas

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Bluebonnet

State capital