THERE IS A BABY BOOM HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN MIDLAND
(Aug. 19, 2025)
MIDLAND, TEXAS -- Births at Midland Memorial are on pace to top 3,000 for the first time since at least 2015, according to statistics from Midland Health.
- Through July, there have been 11.36% more births in 2025 (compared to the same period in 2024). Midland Health officials reported a 5.6% increase in births compared to 2023.
- Even before this baby boom, Midland ISD topped 29,000 students for the first time in 2025. Student population growth levels are 1.9% compared to 2024, 10.99% compared to 2022 and 20.23% compared to 2015.
- More babies mean more young kids, which mean future soccer/baseball/softball/football participants and users of city parks in Midland.
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Top months for births
(months at or over 250 between 2015-2025)
July 2025: 287
April 2025: 261
October 2024: 259
August 2018: 258
August 2024: 255
September 2024: 254
September 2019: 251
December 2024: 251
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Top five years
(2015-2024)
2024: 2,819
2023: 2,667
2019: 2,651
2015: 2,582
2018: 2,551
2025 pace
(through July)
2025: 1,744
2024: 1,566
Growth: 11.36%
If births finish at same pace in 2025 as 2024: 2,997
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Births
(2015-2024)
2024: 2,819
2023: 2,667
2022: 2,539
2021: 2,335
2020: 2,468
2019: 2,651
2018: 2,551
2017: 2,274
2016: 2,348
2015: 2,582
Growth 2023 to 2024: 5.6%
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Midland ISD enrollment
2025: 29,300
2024: 28,752
2023: 27,842
2022: 26,398
2021: 25,579
2020: 26,432
2019: 26,183
2018: 25,713
2017: 24,692
2016: 24,555
2015: 24,369
Growth 2024 to 2025: 1.9%
Growth 2022 to 2025: 10.99%
Growth 2015 to 2025: 20.23%