Buttonwillow vs North Edwards

A side-by-side comparison of Buttonwillow and North Edwards: population, income, housing, and more.

Buttonwillow and North Edwards are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Buttonwillow has the higher population (1,251 vs 1,015 in North Edwards). North Edwards has the higher median household income ($35,469 vs $35,417 in Buttonwillow). Buttonwillow has the higher median home value ($215,200 vs $135,800 in North Edwards).

Population, income & housing

	Buttonwillow	North Edwards
Population	1,251	1,015
Median age	25.2 yrs	28.6 yrs
Median household income	$35,417	$35,469
Median home value	$215,200	$135,800
Median gross rent	$1,100	$1,123
Housing units	409	685
Homeownership rate	34.9%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.2%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buttonwillow	North Edwards
Population	1,443 → 1,251 (-13.3%)	880 → 1,015 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$38,333 → $35,417 (-7.6%)	$35,417 → $35,469 (+0.1%)
Median home value	$120,700 → $215,200 (+78.3%)	$74,500 → $135,800 (+82.3%)
Median gross rent	$964 → $1,100 (+14.1%)	$697 → $1,123 (+61.1%)

Buttonwillow

Population

1,4431,251

Median household income

$38,333$35,417

Median home value

$120,700$215,200

Median gross rent

$964$1,100

North Edwards

Population

8801,015

Median household income

$35,417$35,469

Median home value

$74,500$135,800

Median gross rent

$697$1,123

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buttonwillow	North Edwards
Under 5	7.9%	2.5%
5 to 17	28.0%	24.3%
18 to 24	13.7%	5.9%
25 to 34	10.4%	28.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	3.8%
45 to 54	7.6%	14.7%
55 to 64	10.2%	11.3%
65 to 74	5.0%	5.7%
75 and over	4.8%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buttonwillow	North Edwards
White (non-Hispanic)	12.2%	41.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	36.9%
Hispanic or Latino	83.4%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buttonwillow	North Edwards
No high school diploma	54.6%	10.5%
High school graduate	26.0%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	48.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buttonwillow	North Edwards
Drove alone	82.8%	83.5%
Carpooled	11.4%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	0.7%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buttonwillow	North Edwards
1-unit, detached	80.4%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	16.6%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Buttonwillow	North Edwards
Poverty rate	22.7%	18.8%
Average household size	3.33	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	32	38
Median year structure built	1970	1967