Edna vs La Ward

A side-by-side comparison of Edna and La Ward: population, income, housing, and more.

Edna and La Ward are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Edna has the higher population (5,994 vs 241 in La Ward). Edna has the higher median household income ($60,765 vs $60,667 in La Ward). Edna has the higher median home value ($117,500 vs $53,000 in La Ward).

Population, income & housing

	Edna	La Ward
Population	5,994	241
Median age	38.6 yrs	27.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,765	$60,667
Median home value	$117,500	$53,000
Median gross rent	$1,090	$867
Housing units	2,697	110
Homeownership rate	59.9%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	2.3%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	16.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edna	La Ward
Population	5,767 → 5,994 (+3.9%)	305 → 241 (-21.0%)
Median household income	$51,107 → $60,765 (+18.9%)	$53,125 → $60,667 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$95,800 → $117,500 (+22.7%)	$58,700 → $53,000 (-9.7%)
Median gross rent	$881 → $1,090 (+23.7%)	$738 → $867 (+17.5%)

Edna

Population

5,7675,994

Median household income

$51,107$60,765

Median home value

$95,800$117,500

Median gross rent

$881$1,090

La Ward

Population

305241

Median household income

$53,125$60,667

Median home value

$58,700$53,000

Median gross rent

$738$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edna	La Ward
Under 5	7.5%	10.0%
5 to 17	20.4%	20.7%
18 to 24	5.7%	14.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	15.2%	4.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	24.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	10.4%
65 to 74	5.6%	3.7%
75 and over	11.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edna	La Ward
White (non-Hispanic)	46.7%	52.3%
Black or African American	10.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	40.4%	46.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edna	La Ward
No high school diploma	22.2%	42.7%
High school graduate	35.0%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	9.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edna	La Ward
Drove alone	79.8%	78.2%
Carpooled	15.3%	21.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edna	La Ward
1-unit, detached	74.4%	42.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	57.3%

Poverty & households

	Edna	La Ward
Poverty rate	20.2%	10.4%
Average household size	2.82	3.89
Mean commute (minutes)	23	56
Median year structure built	1972	1983