Edwards County vs Stark County

A side-by-side comparison of Edwards County and Stark County: population, income, housing, and more.

Edwards County and Stark County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Edwards County has the higher population (6,118 vs 5,324 in Stark County). Stark County has the higher median household income ($62,284 vs $59,386 in Edwards County). Stark County has the higher median home value ($103,500 vs $97,500 in Edwards County).

Population, income & housing

	Edwards County	Stark County
Population	6,118	5,324
Median age	44.6 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,386	$62,284
Median home value	$97,500	$103,500
Median gross rent	$746	$765
Housing units	3,045	2,584
Homeownership rate	79.2%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edwards County	Stark County
Population	6,455 → 6,118 (-5.2%)	5,447 → 5,324 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$51,080 → $59,386 (+16.3%)	$54,907 → $62,284 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$79,300 → $97,500 (+23.0%)	$87,700 → $103,500 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $746 (+50.7%)	$630 → $765 (+21.4%)

Edwards County

Population

6,4556,118

Median household income

$51,080$59,386

Median home value

$79,300$97,500

Median gross rent

$495$746

Stark County

Population

5,4475,324

Median household income

$54,907$62,284

Median home value

$87,700$103,500

Median gross rent

$630$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edwards County	Stark County
Under 5	5.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.8%	13.2%
75 and over	9.4%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edwards County	Stark County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	92.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edwards County	Stark County
No high school diploma	8.1%	8.3%
High school graduate	36.2%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edwards County	Stark County
Drove alone	76.1%	80.3%
Carpooled	12.3%	7.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	4.6%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.9%	6.8%
Other means	1.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edwards County	Stark County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Edwards County	Stark County
Poverty rate	17.0%	12.0%
Average household size	2.30	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1968	1956