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As of 2010, the per capita income of Midland County is $29,255, which is higher than the state average of $23,863 and is higher than the national average of $26,059. Midland County median household income is $54,945, which has grown by 40.59% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 21.76% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Midland County residents spend 16.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #14

Midland County	29,255 USD
Texas	23,863 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Midland County	30,046 USD
Texas	27,034 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Midland County	39,095 USD
Texas	31,550 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Midland County	22,197 USD
Texas	22,266 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #32

Midland County	53,170 USD
Texas	48,615 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Midland County	79,462 USD
Texas	66,756 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #63

Midland County	40.59%
Texas	21.76%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Midland County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.29%	$43,601, see rank	17.45%	$15,233	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	23.47%	$16,276, see rank	23.96%	$15,498	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	2.47%	$3,340, see rank	1.91%	$3,561	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	10.15%	$19,078, see rank	13.62%	$21,701	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Midland County	61,218 USD
Texas	56,575 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Midland County	87,084 USD
Texas	75,506 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Midland County	Texas	U.S.
White	$54,623, see rank	$51,708	$52,480
Black	$45,413, see rank	$35,640	$33,578
Hispanic	$49,377, see rank	$37,087	$40,165
Asian	$36,028, see rank	$63,947	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$28,634, see rank	$43,442	$35,062
One Race, Other	$48,420, see rank	$34,427	$38,230
Two or More Races	$61,641, see rank	$44,237	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Midland County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$31,092, see rank	$23,656	$24,143
25 to 44	$52,421, see rank	$50,837	$54,024
45 to 64	$72,321, see rank	$59,538	$60,683
65 or over	$36,064, see rank	$34,178	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Midland County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	102,489	see rank	19,123,208	243,832,923
Male¹	48,921	47.73%, see rank	49.13%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	37,235	76.11%, see rank	71.94%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.89%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	37,235	76.11%, see rank	71.05%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	35,429	95.15%, see rank	91.02%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,806	4.85%, see rank	8.98%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,686	23.89%, see rank	28.06%	30.22%
Female¹	53,568	52.27%, see rank	50.87%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	31,856	59.47%, see rank	58.66%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	31,856	59.47%, see rank	58.47%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	29,782	93.49%, see rank	91.35%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,074	6.51%, see rank	8.65%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	21,712	40.53%, see rank	41.34%	40.74%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Midland County	%	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	64,533	100%	10,961,232	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	53,369	82.70%, see rank	79.08%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7,870	12.20%, see rank	11.91%	10.35%
Public Transportation	162	0.25%, see rank	1.64%	4.94%
Walked	463	0.72%, see rank	1.76%	2.85%
Other Means	598	0.93%, see rank	1.85%	1.72%
Worked at Home	2,071	3.21%, see rank	3.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Midland County	16.9 minutes
Texas	24.8 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Midland County	%	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	65,211	-	11,271,851	139,033,928
Male¹	35,429	54.33%, see rank	53.91%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,870	27.86%, see rank	30.92%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	3,003	8.48%, see rank	13.93%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,220	14.73%, see rank	17.75%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	470	1.33%, see rank	0.95%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7,442	21.01%, see rank	12.39%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,410	18.09%, see rank	17.42%	17.70%
Female¹	29,782	45.67%, see rank	46.09%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,988	33.54%, see rank	38.18%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	7,167	24.06%, see rank	22.30%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,946	40.11%, see rank	33.78%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	56	0.19%, see rank	0.13%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	44	0.15%, see rank	0.36%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	547	1.84%, see rank	4.91%	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Midland County	%	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	65,211	100%	11,271,851	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12,968	19.89%, see rank	2.91%	1.90%
Construction	4,636	7.11%, see rank	7.97%	6.25%
Manufacturing	3,129	4.80%, see rank	9.34%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	2,835	4.35%, see rank	2.92%	2.83%
Retail Trade	7,601	11.66%, see rank	11.55%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,957	4.53%, see rank	5.46%	4.92%
Information	1,133	1.74%, see rank	1.89%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,822	4.33%, see rank	6.64%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,882	7.49%, see rank	10.75%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	10,431	16.00%, see rank	21.82%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,043	7.73%, see rank	8.64%	9.25%
Public Administration	2,699	4.14%, see rank	4.78%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,075	6.25%, see rank	5.34%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Midland County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	19,862	14.72%, see rank	17.91%	15.33%
Family in Poverty	4,356	12.51%, see rank	13.85%	11.28%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.