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Real estate businesses in the Midland, TX metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Midland, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #58 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
200
16 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
171
+8.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,779 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
135
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.7
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
193,139
+9.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 200 real estate businesses in the Midland metro area. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 8%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 28.7 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in the Midland metro area spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,779 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 35% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Midland metro area was 171 in 2023, up 8.9% from 2019. That is one for every 407 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 889 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. 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 the Midland metro area.

Population estimates show the Midland metro area grew 9.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Midland metro area scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #58 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Midland metro area 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.

Real estate in Midland, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureMidland metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.737.138.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)13598100
Households per official establishment407473414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.9%+23.6%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,779$15,682$16,661
Median household income$92,952$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6553

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
171+8.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
732
Annual payroll, 2023
$49.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
889Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20016 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
270The 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 the Midland metro area, 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 the Midland metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
193,139+9.8% since 2020
Households
69,624
Median age
34.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,815 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$92,952+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,045
Median home value
$309,400
Jobs located here
119,441
Daytime population
214,353Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Texas

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Midland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Odessa, TX8112118.7183+5.0%#5 of 387
2Midland, TX6520028.7135+9.8%#58 of 387
3Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX6435323.6141+0.5%#61 of 387
4Sherman-Denison, TX6317531.7109+12.8%#72 of 387
5Wichita Falls, TX6213323.4141+0.7%#79 of 387
6Laredo, TX6220525.2128+5.2%#83 of 387
7McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX6068025.2123+5.6%#96 of 387
8Eagle Pass, TX594122.7132+1.7%#101 of 387
9Longview, TX5928726.5124+3.8%#102 of 387
10Victoria, TX5711430.3110+1.6%#122 of 387

Other business types in the Midland metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Midland, TX metro area?

The Midland metro area has 200 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 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. Official counts list 889 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Midland, TX metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.2B a year, or $16,779 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 35% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,624 households in the Midland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Midland, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Midland metro area has 28.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 135, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Midland metro area would have about 270, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 407 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 the Midland, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Midland metro area at 193,139 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,624 households. The median household income in the Midland metro area is $92,952 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Midland metro area scores 65 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #58 of 387 scored metro areas.

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