Midland migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 12,599 people moved into the Midland metro and 10,739 moved out, a net of +1,860. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Odessa, TX leads both directions, with 2,398 people in and 1,929 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 62–63% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from loss to gain over the last three years, from −1,333 in 2020–21 to +1,860 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
193,139
▲ 2.0% year over year · growing
Peak population
193,139
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by births minus deaths (+1,939); domestic migration added +990 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 193,139 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$79M
▼ $506M arrived · $585M left
Avg household income · movers
$79k in · $104k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 32%
Midland wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Midland metro in 2022–23 reported $506M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $585M with them, a net loss of $79M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $79k of income, vs $104k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 32%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 63% of inbound and 62% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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