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Midland, Texas
10,446 Black residents · 7.9% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 132,524 people in Midland, Texas, and 10,446 of them — 7.9% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Midland is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 132,524 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,446 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 7.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas places | 48 of 1860 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Midland: 8,793 Black residents in 2010 and 10,446 in 2020. The population grew by 18.8%, and the Black share in Midland moved from 7.9% to 7.9%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Midland stands in the gazetteer as one of the 1860 places the Census Bureau counts in Texas. Midland's Black population of 10,446 ranks 48 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Midland as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
In Midland, a place of 132,524, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Midland itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.