Population & age
- Total population
- 28,461
- Median age
- 31.5
Midland County · Midland, TX · Population 28,461
Midland, TX (ZIP 79701) sits in Midland County within the Midland metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in above the national average at 29.4%. NCES lists 19 schools serving the area, 19 non-charter. 5 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $2,766. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $126,637, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $95,404 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. BLS QCEW puts average annual pay at $97,166 per worker — about 48% above the US average and a clear high-wage signal. CDC's Social Vulnerability Index places this ZIP in the 86th percentile nationally — a highly vulnerable community profile. FEMA has issued 19 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1992. 18.9% of residents under 65 lack health insurance per the 2025 County Health Rankings — a notable access gap. 25.1% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 2,156 residents (927 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Schools are the headline here — lots of options at varying types — while healthcare access numbers suggest worth-shopping coverage and provider choice carefully. Notable: median household income $57,500, fair market rent of $1,690 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $217,358, up 2.3% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,430
/month
1 Bed
$1,440
/month
2 Bed
$1,690
/month
3 Bed
$2,160
/month
4 Bed
$2,670
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$217,358
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+2.3%
vs. March 2025
+15.2%
vs. March 2021
Midland, TX
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
1,504
Across 1,504 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $302.5M.
Single-family
1,504
100% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
0
0% of total units
Single-family value
$302.5M
construction value
Multifamily value
$0
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
12,660
Average AGI
$126,637
Avg property tax
$307
EITC participation
26.3%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$303
Avg charitable contribution
$4,801
Avg capital gains
$11,800
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $1603.2M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
1,718
Total employment
25,119
Annual payroll
$2.4B
Average annual pay
$95,404
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$97,166
Average weekly wage
$1,869
Total employment
118,325
Total establishments
6,420
That is roughly 48% above the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
2.9%
That is 1.1 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
101,082
Employed
98,142
Unemployed
2,940
Based on Midland County, TX data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
21
Strong banking access
Multiple institutions and offices within easy reach of residents.
Total deposits
$5.8B
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
15
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
Federally funded health-center sites
3
Multiple health-center sites
A handful of federally funded community health centers serve residents — typical of mid-density suburban and small-urban areas.
FQHC sites
3
federally qualified
Look-Alike sites
0
FQHC equivalents
Avg hours / week
32.3
across sites in this ZIP
Sites in this ZIP
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Look-Alike sites provide primary care on a sliding-fee scale, regardless of ability to pay. Active sites only; data refreshed 2026.
Source: HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care (data.hrsa.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active service-delivery sites operated by Health Center Program grantees and Look-Alike organizations.
Public EV charging stations
1
Limited EV charging
A small number of public charging stations — viable for EV ownership with home charging, but minimal redundancy.
Level 2 ports
0
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
Propane (LPG)
1
Propane autogas
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Public-library outlets
2
Multiple library outlets
Several public-library outlets within the ZIP, giving residents real choice in branch hours, programming, and walk-in distance.
Buildings
1
1 central
Avg hours / week
31.6
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
59,044
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
Includes 1 bookmobile — service location varies; check the system's schedule.
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Overall SVI
86th percentile
Very High Vulnerability
Based on 12 census tracts, population 29,433
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
767
Limited English Speakers
2,800
Persons with Disability
3,571
Without HS Diploma
5,363
Without Health Insurance
6,724
Adults Age 65+
3,435
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.
Federally Declared Disasters
19
Date Range
1992–2021
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Severe Ice Storm — declared February 19, 2021 (DR-4586)
Incident period: February 11, 2021 – February 21, 2021
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
1
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
1
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
17
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
6
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
9,304
That is roughly 1,104 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
19%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.0
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.1
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
18.9%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
38
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,708
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.8
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
91%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
40%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 7.9% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Midland data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
25.1% of Midland County, TX residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.05
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.02
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.83
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.89
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 5.1% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Midland County, TX for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+2,156 people
+927 households • −$108.7M net AGI flow
Moved in
7,834households
15,323 people • $618.2M AGI
Moved out
6,907households
13,167 people • $726.9M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $78,917 versus departing households' $105,239.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
40.8%
7.8pp above the 33.0% national rate.
34.9%
2.9pp above the 32.0% national rate.
21.6%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
71.6%
4.4pp below the 76.0% national rate.
29.4%
16.4pp above the 13.0% national rate.
15.0%
4.0pp above the 11.0% national rate.
19 schools serve this ZIP, including 19 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDLAND H S | Public | 9–12 | 2,347 |
| SAN JACINTO J H | Public | 6–8 | 866 |
| MIDLAND FRESHMAN H S | Public | 9–9 | 838 |
| RALPH BUNCHE EL | Public | -1–6 | 805 |
| IDEA TRAVIS ACADEMY | Public | -1–6 | 770 |
Showing top 5 by enrollment. 14 more schools serve this ZIP.
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 23, 2026Colleges in this area
5
Median in-state tuition
$2,766
Median earnings (10 yr)
$42,026
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Big Spring, TX · 79720
Big Spring, TX · 79720
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Midland, TX (ZIP 79701) sits in Midland County within the Midland metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in above the national average at 29.4%. NCES lists 19 schools serving the area, 19 non-charter. 5 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $2,766. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $126,637, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $95,404 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. BLS QCEW puts average annual pay at $97,166 per worker — about 48% above the US average and a clear high-wage signal. CDC's Social Vulnerability Index places this ZIP in the 86th percentile nationally — a highly vulnerable community profile. FEMA has issued 19 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1992. 18.9% of residents under 65 lack health insurance per the 2025 County Health Rankings — a notable access gap. 25.1% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 2,156 residents (927 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Schools are the headline here — lots of options at varying types — while healthcare access numbers suggest worth-shopping coverage and provider choice carefully. Notable: median household income $57,500, fair market rent of $1,690 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $217,358, up 2.3% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
These readings invert. Education density is the headline; healthcare access numbers suggest provider choice and coverage are worth shopping carefully. The two domains don’t move together at the ZIP level — both deserve their own due diligence rather than a single judgment.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 21.6%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
40.8%, which is 7.8 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
21.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
34.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
19 schools serve this ZIP, including 19 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 23, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 79701 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 23, 2026).
Yes, 6 high schools serve this ZIP: Midland H S, Midland Freshman H S, Richard Milburn Academy Midland South, and 3 more. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 23, 2026).
28,461 people live in ZIP 79701, with a median age of 31.5 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$57,500 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 79701, 64.1% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 35.9% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 79701, 3.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.3% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
20.9% of the population in ZIP 79701 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
82.5% of households in ZIP 79701 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 79701 is $217,358, up 2.3% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 2.3% over the past year and up 15.2% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 79701 (Midland, TX) is $126,637 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 79701 report an average of $307 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
5.4% of tax returns from ZIP 79701 (Midland, TX) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 1,718 business establishments operated in ZIP 79701 employing 25,119 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 79701 is $95,404, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 79701 ranks in the 86th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a very high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 79701, ranking in the 83th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 19 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 79701 between 1992–2021 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Fire is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 79701, accounting for 9 of 19 declarations (47%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 79701 was "SEVERE WINTER STORMS" — a severe ice storm declared in 2021 (DR-4586) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
5 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 79701 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Midland College, Odessa College, and The University Of Texas Permian Basin (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 5 nearby institutions is $2,766 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $42,026 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (19 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (5 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), and federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (19 on record). Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 23, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (19 on record).
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