Edwards County, Texas

Edwards County has a population of 1,290 and has shrunk 3.8% since the 2020 census.

Home price
$302,999
Income
$40,313
Population
1,290
Unemployment
0.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$302,999(statewide)
Median gross rent$713county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198056.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant50.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented12.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use33.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,015county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$811county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,321county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$40,313county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate31.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.0%county
Unemployment rate0.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed28.2%county
Share of workers employed by government9.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.3%county
Economic output per resident$59,150county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.40%(statewide)
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time16.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service96 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport49493county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station60 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.9%county
Traffic deaths232.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher78.9%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment314county
Students per full-time teacher9.0county
Free lunch eligible62.7%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution64 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians70county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.2%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity39.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes22.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,290county
Land area in square miles2,118county
People per square mile of land0.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store34.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age39.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.4%county
Share of households that are one person39.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.5%county
Second languages36.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls100.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents774county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in46county
Households that moved away64county
Average income of arriving households$68,109county
Average income of departing households$62,578county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year210,217(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.00 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F99 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing23 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days265 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 28county
Average first fall frostNov 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$141county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,029 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity60.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.7%county
Homes heated by propane37.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband69.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk17.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk61.9county
Landslide risk44.5county
Hail risk37.0county
Earthquake risk5.0county
Tornado risk13.7county
Tropical cyclone risk45.2county
Extreme heat risk10.6county
Winter weather risk20.1county
Strong wind risk5.1county
Wildfire risk74.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Edwards County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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