Ben Wheeler vs Edom

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

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

Ben Wheeler has the higher population (1,793 vs 300 in Edom). Ben Wheeler has the higher median household income ($118,174 vs $101,250 in Edom). Ben Wheeler has the higher median home value ($258,600 vs $167,200 in Edom).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Wheeler	Edom
Population	1,793	300
Median age	29.3 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$118,174	$101,250
Median home value	$258,600	$167,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,333
Housing units	462	107
Homeownership rate	73.8%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Wheeler	Edom
Population	1,992 → 1,793 (-10.0%)	287 → 300 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$98,005 → $118,174 (+20.6%)	$69,792 → $101,250 (+45.1%)
Median home value	$202,800 → $258,600 (+27.5%)	$152,500 → $167,200 (+9.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$900 → $1,333 (+48.1%)

Ben Wheeler

Population

1,9921,793

Median household income

$98,005$118,174

Median home value

$202,800$258,600

Edom

Population

287300

Median household income

$69,792$101,250

Median home value

$152,500$167,200

Median gross rent

$900$1,333

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Edom
Under 5	0.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	21.6%	34.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.7%
25 to 34	32.1%	6.7%
35 to 44	3.8%	7.0%
45 to 54	3.4%	3.0%
55 to 64	18.8%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	16.3%
75 and over	0.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Edom
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	66.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	32.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Wheeler	Edom
No high school diploma	16.9%	9.3%
High school graduate	18.5%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	52.4%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Edom
Drove alone	70.5%	86.4%
Carpooled	23.0%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Wheeler	Edom
1-unit, detached	82.3%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Ben Wheeler	Edom
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.0%
Average household size	3.88	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	55	27
Median year structure built	2002	1979