How long do people stay in their homes in Midland, TX?

36.3% (±2.4 points) of households in Midland, TX moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

12.1% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on .

Moved in 2020 or later
36.3% (±2.4 points)
Since before 2000
12.1%

When households in Midland moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved inMidlandMidland CountyTexasUnited States
2023 or later8.1% (±1.2 points)7.3%6.1%4.6%
2020 to 202228.2% (±2.1 points)27.6%24.0%20.2%
2010 to 201939.4% (±2.1 points)39.9%40.4%39.6%
2000 to 200912.2% (±1.4 points)12.7%15.4%16.4%
1990 to 19996.1% (±0.9 points)6.2%7.6%9.6%
1989 or earlier6.0% (±0.7 points)6.3%6.5%9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Midland, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Midland County (34.9%).

It is also higher than in Texas (30.1%).

It is higher than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Midland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Midland
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that moved in since 2020Compared with this place
Midland—36.3% (±2.4 points)—
Gardendale14 mi26.4% (±15.0 points)Not measurably different
Odessa17 mi34.8% (±2.6 points)Not measurably different
Stanton20 mi7.8% (±6.2 points)Lower
West Odessa26 mi21.0% (±5.4 points)Lower
Goldsmith30 mi10.7% (±45.1 points)Not measurably different
Andrews33 mi19.5% (±5.0 points)Lower
Big Spring40 mi28.3% (±4.1 points)Lower
Ackerly42 mi17.2% (±41.6 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Stanton, TX (7.8%), West Odessa, TX (21.0%), Andrews, TX (19.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Midland

How often do people move in Midland?

36.3% of households in Midland, TX moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Midland have?

12.1% of households in Midland have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Midland city, Texas (place:48072, in state:48).

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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