Midland Independent School District geography (2015)

• Education
  • Higher education attainment
• Economy
  • Per capita income
  • Unemployment
  • Poverty
• Population
  • Race and ethnicity
• Politics

Midland ISD is located in Midland County, Texas.

Midland Independent School District is located in both the city and county which share its name in western Texas. The county seat is Midland. The city is approximately 300 miles west of Dallas and 20 miles east of Odessa.

The district covers an area of approximately 765.58 square miles. The district, city and county lie in the Permian Basin, a region in west Texas and eastern New Mexico. The basin was described in a 2015 bond report as "one of the United States [sic] greatest mineral reservoirs with exploration and drilling for additional reserves continuing."

Geographical data related to the populations of Midland ISD and the city and county of Midland can be viewed on the following topics: education opportunities and attainment, the economy, race and ethnicity, and politics.

Education

Midland Independent School District is not the only publicly funded school system in Midland County; Greenwood ISD also lies in the county. Additionally, Midland Academy Charter School and the state's Region 18 Education Service Center also operate in the county. Other nearby institutions include the following: UTPB STEM Academy, Compass Academy Charter School, Stanton ISD and Ector County ISD.

The Midland ISD district overlaps with Midland College, a state-sponsored junior college. The Permian Basin branch of the University of Texas is located in Odessa, 20 miles away from Midland.

Higher education attainment

Residents 25 years and older with bachelor's degrees (%), 2005-2014
Year	Midland ISD	Midland (city)	Midland County	Texas	U.S.
2005	17.5	18.7	17.5	17.0	17.2
2006	18.8	20.3	18.1	16.7	17.1
2007	18.8	21.8	19.9	16.9	17.4
2008	20.7	16.9	15.4	17.1	17.5
2009	16.1	17.6	15.9	17.0	17.6
2010	15.2	15.1	15.0	17.3	17.7
2011	16.6	17.0	16.8	17.7	17.9
2012	16.4	16.7	16.2	17.7	18.2
2013	19.0	20.3	19.8	18.3	18.4
2014	18.0	19.1	18.2	18.2	18.7
Average	17.7	18.4	17.3	17.4	17.8

On average over the last decade, Midland ISD residents have attained higher education at a rate similar to the city, county, state and nation. Of these geographies, the city of Midland had the highest percentage of residents with higher education degrees at 18.4 percent over the 10-year period. By comparison, the average rate for the district during that period was 17.7 percent. The table to the left displays these percentages for each region by year and their overall averages for the decade. The same statistics are displayed in the chronological line graph below.

At the state and national level, the number of persons aged 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher steadily increased from 2005 to 2014. At the local level of the district and surrounding area, this metric varied widely. The changes in higher education attainment between the district, city and county tended to mirror each other with an exception from 2007 through 2009.

While the city and county peaked with their highest rates for the 10 year period in 2007, Midland ISD did not reach its highest rate until 2008. At the same time that the district's rate rose, the city and county rates plummeted. The three regions saw their rates synchronize in 2010 when all three reached their lowest rates for the decade.

Economy

The local economies of Midland ISD and surrounding areas have been largely impacted by the discovery of oil, natural gas and minerals in the Permian Basin. In 2014, Midland County produced over 33 million barrels of oil and 6.5 million MCF of natural gas.

The cities of both Midland and Odessa are home to corporate offices for several oil companies. All 10 of the Midland ISD's largest taxpayers for 2015–2016 tax purposes are oil and gas companies. Those 10 companies make up approximately 13.82 percent of the entire taxable property in the district for the year. In the official statement for the district's 2015 bond series, the economic concentration of oil and gas industries in the area was noted. The statement noted, "Adverse developments in economic conditions, especially in oil and gas industries, could adversely impact the businesses that own oil and gas properties in the District, and adversely impact the tax values in the District resulting in less local tax revenue." The single largest portion of taxable property for 2016, however, was single-family residential property, followed by industrial tangible personal property and then oil, gas and minerals.

Per capita income

Per Capita Personal Income (in dollars), 2005-2014
Year	Midland ISD	Midland (city)	Midland County	Texas	U.S.
2005	23,036	23,457	22,935	22,216	25,035
2006	27,581	27,503	27,140	22,501	25,267
2007	28,793	29,149	28,769	23,938	26,688
2008	30,068	31,024	29,998	25,096	27,589
2009	30,258	30,805	30,121	24,077	26,409
2010	29,497	29,468	29,255	23,863	26,059
2011	29,382	30,053	29,412	24,682	26,708
2012	33,085	32,096	32,831	25,359	27,319
2013	37,293	39,243	37,771	26,327	28,184
2014	35,839	34,699	36,112	27,125	28,889
Averages	30,483	30,750	30,434	24,518	26,815

Per capita income for Midland ISD residents was closely tied to the income levels for the city and county of Midland from 2005 to 2014. State and nationwide income trends followed similar patterns, but did not entirely align with the local changes during that time period. The per capita income for Midland ISD, the city and the county consistently exceeded both state and national averages starting in 2006.

Overall, from 2005 to 2014, Midland ISD saw a 55.58 percent increase in its per capita personal income, similar to the 47.93 percent increase in the city and the 57.45 percent increase for the county. This increase, however, was not steady. Two years in a row—2012 and 2013—the district's per capita income increase by more than 12 percent compared to the prior year; it then dipped by almost four percent from 2013 to 2014.

These ups and downs were reflected in the city and the county, although the city experienced the most drastic changes. This three-year crest and then reduction between 2012 and 2014 was not reflected at the state or national level. These large regions saw less dramatic increases in per capita income—22.10 percent for the state and 15.39 percent for the nation—and similarly less volatile year-to-year changes. Both saw decreases in 2009 and 2010 but began steadily increasing, again, from 2011 to 2014.

The table on the right compares the measurements of per capita personal income for residents in Midland ISD, the city of Midland, Midland County, the state of Texas and the country as a whole between 2005 and 2014, according to data from the United States Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS). The same data is displayed in the graph below in a chronological line graph.

The ACS defines per capita income as "the mean money income received in the past 12 months computed for every man, woman, and child in a geographic area. It is derived by dividing the total income of all people 15 years old and over in a geographic area by the total population in that area." Income from persons under the age of 15 is not included in these calculations.

Unemployment

Unemployment Rate (% of labor force), 2005-2014
Year	Midland ISD	Midland (city)	Midland County	Texas	U.S.
2005	2.8	2.7	3.1	7.6	6.9
2006	3.6	3.1	3.4	7	6.4
2007	3.9	3.8	3.6	5.9	6.3
2008	1.8	4.2	1.8	5.2	6.4
2009	6.4	5.8	6.2	8.2	9.9
2010	5.6	6.1	5.6	8.8	10.8
2011	3.9	1.5	4.5	8.5	10.3
2012	3.7	4	3.5	8	9.4
2013	2.8	4	2.7	7.1	8.4
2014	3.9	2.7	3.8	6.1	7.2
Average	3.8	3.8	3.8	7.2	8.2

Unemployment in Midland ISD mirrored the county levels from 2005 to 2014. While both were below the state and national levels of unemployment during the entire period, the local rates peaked in 2009, before the state and national highs in 2010. The unemployment rate in the city fluctuated separately from the district as well.

The overall unemployment rate for Midland ISD rose 1.1 percent over the decade, the largest increase among the five regions. Unemployment rose 0.7 percent in the county as a whole and 0.3 percent nationwide; the rate for the city was unchanged during this time period. The state of Texas, however, saw an overall decrease in employment of 1.5 percent.

Despite these changes, local unemployment rates for the Midland regions remained lower than the state and national rates. On average, 8.2 percent of Americans and 7.2 percent of Texans were unemployed between 2005 and 2014. The district, city and county all averaged 3.8 percent during that time, less half the national and about half of the state rate.

Poverty

Population living under the poverty line (%), 2005-2014
Year	Midland ISD	Midland (city)	Midland County	Texas	U.S.
2005	15.9	15.1	15.2	17.6	13.3
2006	13.9	12.6	14.5	16.9	13.3
2007	15.1	15.6	15.2	16.3	13.0
2008	7.2	7.0	7.1	15.8	13.2
2009	12.7	12.6	12.2	17.2	14.3
2010	15.4	17.0	14.7	17.9	15.3
2011	12.6	13.4	11.7	18.5	15.9
2012	6.5	6.8	6.3	17.9	15.9
2013	9.7	10.3	9.2	17.5	15.8
2014	7.5	7.3	7.7	17.2	15.5
Average	11.7	11.8	11.4	17.3	14.6

Poverty rates in the Midland school district from 2005 to 2014 closely followed those of the surrounding city and county. These rates were largely divorced from the state and national trends. In 2005, the Midland regions started in a similar poverty range as the state and the nation. By 2014, however, a significant difference was found between poverty rates in the larger regions and the local levels. The five regions fell within a 4.3 percent range in 2005; this spread nearly doubled to 8.2 percent in 2014.

During the decade, the district saw its poverty rate drop by 8.4 percent overall, a 52.83 percent decrease from the 2005 levels to 2014. Of the five regions, the school district saw the greatest improvement. The city and county followed with drops of 7.8 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively. The state saw a slight decrease of 0.4 percent, a 2.27 percent decrease from its 2005 rate. The nation as whole during this period, however, saw a 2.2 percent poverty rate increase during this time; this increase marked a 16.54 percent increase from the 2005 levels.

The district poverty rate over the decade was 2.9 percent lower than the national average during that time, but the two did align in 2010.

Population

The population of the Midland school district grew faster than the population of Texas and the US from 2009 to 2013. The number of children living in the district increased 10.78 percent while the overall population grew more than 12 percent, similar to the growth in the city and county.

Meanwhile, the state's population increased 7.64 percent, and the nation's population grew 3.34 percent.

Race and ethnicity

From 2009 to 2014, the proportion of child population in Midland ISD's boundaries that were identified as white decreased while the portion identified as Hispanic or Latino increased. Since 2011, more than half of the district's population aged 18 or younger were identified as Hispanic or Latino. The proportion for the youth population during the entire six-year period was higher than that of the district's total population and those of the surrounding city, county, state and country.

The pie charts below display the race and ethnicity demographics of Midland ISD's child and total population. The top two graphs show the demographics for children, and the bottom two display those for the total district population. The graphs on the left in each row display the demographics in 2009; those in the right hand column are from 2014.

The tables below the pie charts break down the number of individuals identifying with each group for the district's child and total populations, as well as the total populations of the city, county, state and country.

Population Racial Demographics: Midland ISD
Children
2009	2014
Total population
2009	2014

White

White population with percent of total, 2009-2014
Year	Midland ISD (children)		Midland ISD		Midland (city)		Midland County		Texas		U.S.
2009	14,175	41.1%	65,335	54.6%	56,626	54.8%	70,003	55.4%	11,378,286	47.8%	198,415,102	65.8%
2010	14,430	40.5%	67,060	53.7%	56,852	52.9%	72,221	54.7%	11,286,712	46.4%	196,572,772	64.7%
2011	14,390	39.4%	67,124	52.6%	56,898	51.8%	72,612	53.8%	11,349,200	45.8%	196,730,000	64.2%
2012	14,235	38.4%	67,853	51.8%	57,559	51.1%	73,350	53.0%	11,415,017	45.3%	196,903,968	63.7%
2013	14,410	37.7%	68,161	50.7%	58,660	50.6%	73,964	52.0%	11,488,269	44.8%	197,050,418	63.3%
2014	14,288	37.7%	69,013	49.8%	58,649	49.1%	74,487	50.9%	11,562,453	44.3%	197,159,492	62.8%
Average	14,321	39.1%	67,424	52.2%	57,541	51.7%	72,773	53.3%	11,413,323	45.7%	197,138,625	64.1%

Black or African American

Black or African American population with percent of total, 2009-2014
Year	Midland ISD (children)		Midland ISD		Midland (city)		Midland County		Texas		U.S.
2009	2,570	7.4%	8,126	6.8%	7,870	7.6%	8,126	6.4%	2,691,174	11.3%	36,496,027	12.1%
2010	2,555	7.2%	8,523	6.8%	8,324	7.7%	8,523	6.5%	2,810,118	11.6%	37,122,425	12.2%
2011	2,595	7.1%	8,658	6.8%	8,348	7.6%	8,658	6.4%	2,856,380	11.5%	37,449,700	12.2%
2012	2,640	7.1%	8,775	6.7%	8,461	7.5%	8,775	6.3%	2,903,204	11.5%	37,786,591	12.2%
2013	2,520	6.6%	8,782	6.5%	8,533	7.4%	8,782	6.2%	2,956,545	11.5%	38,093,998	12.2%
2014	2,691	7.1%	8,816	6.4%	8,652	7.2%	8,816	6.0%	3,015,767	11.6%	38,460,598	12.2%
Average	2,595	7.1%	8,613	6.7%	8,365	7.5%	8,613	6.3%	2,872,198	11.5%	37,568,223	12.2%

American Indian and Alaska Native

American Indian and Alaska Native population with percent of total, 2009-2014
Year	Midland ISD (children)		Midland ISD		Midland (city)		Midland County		Texas		U.S.
2009	70	0.2%	444	0.4%	367	0.4%	444	0.4%	72,874	0.3%	2,030,476	0.7%
2010	80	0.2%	561	0.4%	494	0.5%	561	0.4%	67,744	0.3%	2,048,784	0.7%
2011	80	0.2%	447	0.4%	403	0.4%	447	0.3%	69,329	0.3%	2,049,090	0.7%
2012	0	0.0%	342	0.3%	288	0.3%	477	0.3%	67,134	0.3%	2,050,766	4.1%
2013	90	0.2%	359	0.3%	295	0.3%	482	0.3%	66,100	0.3%	2,061,752	0.7%
2014	0	0.0%	387	0.3%	364	0.3%	534	0.4%	65,974	0.3%	2,082,768	0.7%
Average	53	0.1%	423	0.3%	369	0.3%	491	0.4%	68,193	0.3%	2,053,939	1.2%

Asian

Asian population with percent of total, 2009-2014
Year	Midland ISD (children)		Midland ISD		Midland (city)		Midland County		Texas		U.S.
2009	410	1.2%	1,489	1.2%	1,190	1.2%	1,489	1.2%	799,497	3.4%	13,043,433	4.3%
2010	460	1.3%	1,646	1.3%	1,347	1.3%	1,646	1.2%	892,981	3.7%	14,021,974	4.6%
2011	440	1.2%	1,739	1.4%	1,598	1.5%	1,739	1.3%	927,023	3.7%	14,333,000	4.7%
2012	510	1.4%	1,872	1.4%	1,705	1.5%	1,872	1.4%	966,343	3.8%	14,692,794	4.8%
2013	520	1.4%	1,905	1.4%	1,742	1.5%	1,905	1.3%	1,005,797	3.9%	15,061,411	4.8%
2014	606	1.6%	2,083	1.5%	1,896	1.6%	2,098	1.4%	1,053,474	4.0%	15,536,209	4.9%
Average	491	1.3%	1,789	1.4%	1,580	1.4%	1,792	1.3%	940,853	3.8%	14,448,137	4.7%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population with percent of total, 2009-2014
Year	Midland ISD (children)		Midland ISD		Midland (city)		Midland County		Texas		U.S.
2009	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	17,116	0.1%	412,742	0.1%
2010	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	16,874	0.1%	458,775	0.2%
2011	0	0.0%	4	<0.1%	4	<0.1%	4	<0.1%	17,758	0.1%	469,242	0.2%
2012	0	0.0%	5	<0.1%	5	<0.1%	5	<0.1%	17,955	0.1%	480,063	0.2%
2013	55	0.1%	79	0.1%	79	0.1%	79	0.1%	18,011	0.1%	488,646	0.2%
2014	76	0.2%	91	0.1%	91	0.1%	112	0.1%	18,730	0.1%	493,155	0.2%
Average	22	0.1%	30	<0.1%	30	<0.1%	33	<0.1%	17,741	0.1%	467,104	0.2%

Two or more races

Two or more races population with percent of total, 2009-2014
Year	Midland ISD (children)		Midland ISD		Midland (city)		Midland County		Texas		U.S.
2009	560	1.6%	970	0.8%	959	0.9%	1,013	0.8%	257,603	1.1%	4,846,742	1.6%
2010	555	1.6%	970	0.8%	959	0.9%	1,011	0.8%	276,194	1.1%	5,327,340	1.8%
2011	565	1.5%	1,164	0.9%	1,149	1.0%	1,226	0.9%	298,244	1.2%	5,702,580	1.9%
2012	410	1.1%	1,128	0.9%	1,064	0.9%	1,189	0.9%	322,477	1.3%	6,063,063	2.0%
2013	520	1.4%	1,383	1.0%	1,286	1.1%	1,448	1.0%	352,511	1.4%	6,387,422	2.1%
2014	600	1.6%	1,526	1.1%	1,455	1.2%	1,547	1.1%	379,878	1.5%	6,692,885	2.1%
Average	535	1.5%	1,190	0.9%	1,145	1.0%	1,239	0.9%	314,485	1.3%	5,836,672	1.9%

Hispanic or Latino

Hispanic or Latino population with percent of total, 2009-2014
Year	Midland ISD (children)		Midland ISD		Midland (city)		Midland County		Texas		U.S.
2009	16,725	48.5%	43,157	36.1%	36,181	35.0%	45,141	35.7%	8,555,099	35.9%	45,476,938	15.1%
2010	17,585	49.3%	46,105	36.9%	39,519	36.7%	48,077	36.4%	8,917,477	36.7%	47,727,533	15.7%
2011	18,460	50.5%	48,401	37.9%	41,296	37.6%	50,221	37.2%	9,216,240	37.2%	49,215,600	16.1%
2012	19,285	52.0%	51,006	38.9%	43,434	38.6%	52,702	38.1%	9,479,670	37.6%	50,545,275	16.4%
2013	20,105	52.6%	53,730	39.9%	45,207	39.0%	55,528	39.0%	9,717,727	37.9%	51,786,591	16.6%
2014	19,973	52.7%	56,498	40.8%	48,214	40.4%	58,705	40.1%	9,962,643	38.2%	53,070,096	16.9%
Average	18,689	50.9%	49,816	38.4%	42,309	37.9%	51,729	37.8%	9,308,143	37.2%	49,637,006	16.1%

Some other race

Some other race population with percent of total, 2009-2014
Year	Midland ISD (children)		Midland ISD		Midland (city)		Midland County		Texas		U.S.
2009	0	0.0%	71	0.1%	71	0.1%	71	0.1%	47,393	0.2%	740,073	0.2%
2010	0	0.0%	64	0.1%	64	0.1%	64	<0.1%	43,791	0.2%	685,669	0.2%
2011	30	0.1%	95	0.1%	95	0.1%	95	0.1%	40,018	0.2%	654,541	0.2%
2012	30	0.1%	102	0.1%	102	0.1%	102	0.1%	37,097	0.1%	616,191	0.2%
2013	10	<0.1%	101	0.1%	101	0.1%	101	0.1%	34,413	0.1%	606,356	0.2%
2014	10	<0.1%	88	0.1%	88	0.1%	88	0.1%	33,114	0.1%	611,881	0.2%
Average	13	0.0%	87	0.1%	87	0.1%	87	0.1%	39,304	0.2%	652,452	0.2%

Politics

Voting trends

Residents of Midland County voted overwhelmingly for county, state and federal Republican candidates between 2004 and 2014. Straight-party voting during the study period showed the Republican Party gaining ground while the Democratic Party lost vote share. The vote share for Republican straight-party voters increased by 4.8 percent between 2004 and 2014. Straight-party voting by Democrats declined by 5 percent during the same period. No Democrats won races in Midland County between 2008 and 2014 with one Democrat winning in 2004 and two Democrats winning in 2006.

Straight Party Voting, Midland County
Year	Percentage of ballots cast (%)	Democratic Vote (%)	Republican Vote (%)	Libertarian Vote (%)	Green Vote (%)
2014	61.7	13.52	85.63	0.65	0.20
2012	59.5	18.79	80.39	0.70	0.12
2010	53.8	13.52	85.63	0.65	0.20
2008	51.2	21.25	78.19	0.56	N/A
2006	46.5	17.16	82.21	0.63	N/A
2004	43.5	18.57	80.80	0.63	N/A

Presidential Voting Pattern, Midland County
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote	Other Vote
2012	8,286	35,689	622
2008	9,691	36,155	370
2004	8,005	36,585	244
2000	7,534	31,514	692