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Midland County, Texas
Midland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, the population was 169,983. The county seat is Midland. The county is so named for being halfway (midway) between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railway. Midland County is included in the Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Midland–Odessa Combined Statistical Area.
In 1968, the county lost before the Supreme Court in Avery v. Midland County which required local districts to be nearly equal. The city of Midland had most of the county's population but only elected one of the five county commissioners, which was found to violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 902 square miles (2,340 km2), of which 900 square miles (2,300 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) (0.2%) is water. The Spraberry Trend, the third-largest oil field in the United States by remaining reserves, underlies much of the county.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 169,983. The median age was 33.2 years. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.2 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 57.9% White, 6.5% Black or African American, 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 13.2% from some other race, and 19.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 43.1% of the population.
86.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 13.7% lived in rural areas.
There were 60,882 households in the county, of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.1% were married-couple households, 19.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 70,309 housing units, of which 13.4% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 68.3% were owner-occupied and 31.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 21.7%.
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Midland County, Texas
Midland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, the population was 169,983. The county seat is Midland. The county is so named for being halfway (midway) between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railway. Midland County is included in the Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Midland–Odessa Combined Statistical Area.
In 1968, the county lost before the Supreme Court in Avery v. Midland County which required local districts to be nearly equal. The city of Midland had most of the county's population but only elected one of the five county commissioners, which was found to violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 902 square miles (2,340 km2), of which 900 square miles (2,300 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2) (0.2%) is water. The Spraberry Trend, the third-largest oil field in the United States by remaining reserves, underlies much of the county.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 169,983. The median age was 33.2 years. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.2 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 57.9% White, 6.5% Black or African American, 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 13.2% from some other race, and 19.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 43.1% of the population.
86.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 13.7% lived in rural areas.
There were 60,882 households in the county, of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.1% were married-couple households, 19.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 70,309 housing units, of which 13.4% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 68.3% were owner-occupied and 31.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 21.7%.