Ben Wheeler vs Edgewood

A side-by-side comparison of Ben Wheeler and Edgewood: population, income, housing, and more.

Ben Wheeler and Edgewood are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Edgewood has the higher population (1,869 vs 1,793 in Ben Wheeler). Ben Wheeler has the higher median household income ($118,174 vs $77,778 in Edgewood). Ben Wheeler has the higher median home value ($258,600 vs $195,200 in Edgewood).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Wheeler	Edgewood
Population	1,793	1,869
Median age	29.3 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$118,174	$77,778
Median home value	$258,600	$195,200
Median gross rent	—	$993
Housing units	462	733
Homeownership rate	73.8%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Wheeler	Edgewood
Population	1,992 → 1,793 (-10.0%)	1,801 → 1,869 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$98,005 → $118,174 (+20.6%)	$49,148 → $77,778 (+58.3%)
Median home value	$202,800 → $258,600 (+27.5%)	$109,100 → $195,200 (+78.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$877 → $993 (+13.2%)

Ben Wheeler

Population

1,9921,793

Median household income

$98,005$118,174

Median home value

$202,800$258,600

Edgewood

Population

1,8011,869

Median household income

$49,148$77,778

Median home value

$109,100$195,200

Median gross rent

$877$993

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Edgewood
Under 5	0.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	21.6%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.8%
25 to 34	32.1%	11.2%
35 to 44	3.8%	13.0%
45 to 54	3.4%	18.7%
55 to 64	18.8%	6.6%
65 to 74	12.0%	9.4%
75 and over	0.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Edgewood
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	71.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Wheeler	Edgewood
No high school diploma	16.9%	10.8%
High school graduate	18.5%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	52.4%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Edgewood
Drove alone	70.5%	69.8%
Carpooled	23.0%	20.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Edgewood
1-unit, detached	82.3%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ben Wheeler	Edgewood
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.0%
Average household size	3.88	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	55	39
Median year structure built	2002	1974