HousingPermits

Metro area in Texas · part of the Midland-Odessa-Andrews, TX combined area

Midland, TX

The Midland metro area authorized 1,322 new housing units in 2025. Recent building has outrun the boom: the 2021–2025 yearly average was 164% above the 2004–2006 average, the third-largest recovery by this measure among the 387 US metro areas. The housing bust cut annual permits by 30%, from 470 at the 2004–2006 high to 331 in 2009, the fourth-mildest drop among the 387 US metro areas.

05001,0001,5002,0002004: 292 units (292 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 400 units (400 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 470 units (470 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 514 units (514 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 483 units (483 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 331 units (331 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 403 units (403 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 541 units (541 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,013 units (603 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 410 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,825 units (733 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 1,092 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,556 units (920 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 636 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,030 units (766 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 264 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 676 units (636 single-family, 40 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 766 units (766 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,227 units (1,227 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,306 units (1,306 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,292 units (1,292 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 872 units (872 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 594 units (594 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 818 units (810 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,509 units (1,505 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,322 units (1,322 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252013 high · 1,8252004 low · 29208001,6002,4002004: 292 units (292 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 400 units (400 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 470 units (470 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 514 units (514 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 483 units (483 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 331 units (331 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 403 units (403 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 541 units (541 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,013 units (603 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 410 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,825 units (733 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 1,092 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,556 units (920 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 636 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,030 units (766 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 264 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 676 units (636 single-family, 40 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 766 units (766 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,227 units (1,227 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,306 units (1,306 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,292 units (1,292 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 872 units (872 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 594 units (594 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 818 units (810 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,509 units (1,505 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,322 units (1,322 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252013 high · 1,825

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Single-family houses made up 100% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the fifth-highest share among the 387 US metro areas.

Boom, bust and since

Midland, TX authorized the most units in 2013 (1,825); 2025 reached 72% of that. Its peak year is shared by 5 other metro areas, among them Billings, Bismarck, Owensboro. Its quietest year came later, in 2004 (292 units). From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 12%.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 2 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Midland, with 5,077 units or 99% of the total, followed by Stanton with 38.

  • Midland99% (5,077 units)
  • Stanton0.7% (38 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Alexandria (0% in five-plus buildings). Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2013 (1,092), single-family houses in 2024 (1,505).

2021–202599.8%100%0.2%2004–2006100.0%100%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202599.8%100%0.2%2004–2006100.0%100%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

The wider Midland-Odessa-Andrews region

The Census Bureau groups Midland, TX with one neighboring metro area in the Midland-Odessa-Andrews, TX combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 2,005 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Midland, TX accounted for 51%. The other, with its yearly average: Odessa (982).

Relative to population

With 193,139 residents in July 2025, Midland, TX authorized 5.6 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, 1.2 times the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Chattanooga (5.6) and Rochester, MN (5.5).

Where in the metro

Midland County accounted for 99% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Martin County for 0.7%.

  • Midland County99% (1,317 in 2025)
  • Martin County0.7% (5 in 2025)

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Bowling Green, KY1,4709.550%
Dover, DE1,2616.810%
Billings, MT1,0295.320%
Midland, TX1,3225.60%
Coeur d'Alene, ID1,70510.626%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Midland, TX beside Billings

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Texas. Counting rules.