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Real estate businesses in Midland County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Midland County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #940 of 2,229 scored counties
#79 of 156 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 200
- 16 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 171
- +8.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,798 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 131
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.6
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 187,855
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Midland County comes to about $1.1B a year: $16,798 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 31% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.
There are 200 real estate businesses on map listings in Midland County as of September 2026. 16 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 29.6 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Midland County was 171 in 2023, up 8.9% from 2019. That is one for every 396 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 877 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $431K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Midland County.
Population estimates put the population change in Midland County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Midland County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #940 of 2,229 scored counties and #79 of 156 scored counties in Texas.
How Midland County compares
The same measures for Texas and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Midland County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.6 | 37.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 131 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 396 | 473 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.9% | +23.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,798 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $92,874 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 157 → 171+8.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 732
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 877Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20016 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 262The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $431K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Midland County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Midland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 187,855+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 67,651
- Median age
- 33.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 194
- Median household income
- $92,874+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,248
- Median home value
- $312,700
- Jobs located here
- 117,352
- Daytime population
- 208,899Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Midland County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Liberty County, TX | 86 | 41 | 13.1 | 258 | +31.3% | #4 of 2,229 |
| 2San Jacinto County, TX | 83 | 11 | 10.1 | 321 | +7.1% | #11 of 2,229 |
| 3Chambers County, TX | 83 | 29 | 16.8 | 237 | +22.6% | #12 of 2,229 |
| 4Burleson County, TX | 80 | 12 | 15.2 | 222 | +16.2% | #29 of 2,229 |
| 5Rusk County, TX | 79 | 12 | 6.7 | 502 | +5.0% | #35 of 2,229 |
| 6Jackson County, TX | 79 | 5 | 8.3 | 400 | +2.6% | #40 of 2,229 |
| 7Jones County, TX | 78 | 5 | 8.5 | 378 | +6.1% | #51 of 2,229 |
| 8Waller County, TX | 78 | 26 | 14.2 | 264 | +21.9% | #57 of 2,229 |
| 9Clay County, TX | 77 | 6 | 14.0 | 252 | +5.0% | #72 of 2,229 |
| 10Fannin County, TX | 76 | 23 | 18.0 | 192 | +9.2% | #92 of 2,229 |
| 79Midland County, TX | 53 | 200 | 29.6 | 131 | +10.0% | #940 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Midland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Midland County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 200 real estate businesses in Midland County. 16 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 171 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 8.9% from 2019. Another 877 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Midland County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.1B a year, or $16,798 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 200 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 31% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,651 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Midland County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Midland County has 29.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 131, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Midland County would have about 262, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 396 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Midland County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Midland County at 187,855 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,651 households. Median household income in Midland County is $92,874, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Midland County scores 53 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #940 of 2,229 scored counties.
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