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79706

Midland, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
34,281
Median household income
$108,059
People below poverty
8.2%
Median home value
$316,400

Income

The median income of households in 79706 was $108,059. An estimated 2.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 17.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 79706 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.5
$10,000 to $14,999 0.9
$15,000 to $24,999 2.7
$25,000 to $34,999 4.9
$35,000 to $49,999 9.3
$50,000 to $74,999 15.7
$75,000 to $99,999 12.4
$100,000 to $149,999 22.2
$150,000 to $199,999 12.2
$200,000 or more 17.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 79706 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 77613
Female 60871

An estimated 86% of households received earnings. An estimated 21.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,470. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 79706 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86
Social Security 21.7
Retirement income 22.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.2
Cash public assistance income 2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 11.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 79706 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 11.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6

In 2020-2024, 6.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 52.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 58% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 79706 in 2020-2024, 85% had health insurance coverage and 15% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.1% and public coverage was 22.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 11%.


In 2020-2024, 79706 had a total population of 34,281 - 17,402 (50.8%) females and 16,879 (49.2%) males. The median age was 35.6 years. An estimated 30.4% of the population was under 18 years, 33.2% was 19 to 44 years, 23.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 79706 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1205 938
5 to 9 1753 1224
10 to 14 1550 1622
15 to 19 1664 1537
20 to 24 512 1024
25 to 29 880 732
30 to 34 1121 809
35 to 39 1396 2055
40 to 44 1480 1361
45 to 49 874 1317
50 to 54 1072 1082
55 to 59 1122 746
60 to 64 846 907
65 to 69 612 508
70 to 74 468 556
75 to 79 126 379
80 to 84 142 382
85 and over 56 223

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 63% were White; 1.8% were Black or African American; 11% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.1% were Asian; 1.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 18.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 48.6% of the people in 79706 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 44.9% of the people in 79706 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,018 households in 79706. The average household size was 2.85 people.

Married-couple households made up 62.5% of the households in 79706 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23% of all households, while 8.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 5.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 18.5% of all households.

In 79706, 45% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 79706 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 62.5
Cohabiting Couples 5.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
8.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 62.9% of males and 53.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.8 26.1
Now married, except separated 62.9 53.2
Separated 0.7 1.8
Widowed 0.7 8.1
Divorced 8 10.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 79706, 1,025 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 43% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 88.4% of the people living in 79706 were U.S. natives. 64.1% of the 79706 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 11.6% of 79706 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 56.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 79706 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 79706.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 79706 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 85.5
Asia 3
Europe 0
Africa 0.9
Northern America 10.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 79706 in 2020-2024, 28.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 27.8% of people at least five years old; 9.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 79706 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 27.8
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 79706 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 79706 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.4
Different house, same county 3.1
Different county, same state 5.6
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 22.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 79706 was 10,416 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 969 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 8,072. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,375.

Educational Attainment of People in 79706 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.2
High school diploma or equivalency 27.7
Some college, no degree 24.5
Associate's degree 10.3
Bachelor's degree 13.4
Graduate or professional degree 8.9

Disability

In 79706, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.5% of people under 18 years old, to 9.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 50.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 79706, 66.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 13,815 80.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,368 13.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 969 5.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 79706 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 79706 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 12.9
Construction 9.8
Manufacturing 5.8
Wholesale trade 3.4
Retail trade 12.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.1
Information 0.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5
Other Services, except public administration 7.8
Public administration 4.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 79706 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,230 36.2
Service occupations 2,678 15.6
Sales and office occupations 3,230 18.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,327 13.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,737 15.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.3% of 79706 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 79706 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.7
Walked 1.3
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 2.8

In 2020-2024, 79706 had a total of 13,286 housing units. Of these housing units, 62.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 30.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 79706 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 62.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7
Mobile homes 30.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.4

47.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 79706 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 72.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 79706 had 12,018 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,268 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 79.6% while renters occupied 20.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.86 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.8.

5.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.9% and another 32.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 79706:

House Heating Fuel Used in 79706 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 32.7
Electricity 65.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 79706 was $316,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.1 % had a mortgage. 46.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,482 and for owners without a mortgage it was $545.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 79706 was $1,247. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.