Edwards County vs Irion County

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

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

Irion County has the higher population (1,432 vs 1,392 in Edwards County). Irion County has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $38,500 in Edwards County). Irion County has the higher median home value ($152,600 vs $78,300 in Edwards County).

Population, income & housing

	Edwards County	Irion County
Population	1,392	1,432
Median age	39.6 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$38,500	$58,125
Median home value	$78,300	$152,600
Median gross rent	$714	$1,028
Housing units	903	795
Homeownership rate	94.5%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edwards County	Irion County
Population	1,918 → 1,392 (-27.4%)	1,620 → 1,432 (-11.6%)
Median household income	$40,766 → $38,500 (-5.6%)	$47,500 → $58,125 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$69,200 → $78,300 (+13.2%)	$118,300 → $152,600 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$394 → $714 (+81.2%)	$1,031 → $1,028 (-0.3%)

Edwards County

Population

1,9181,392

Median household income

$40,766$38,500

Median home value

$69,200$78,300

Median gross rent

$394$714

Irion County

Population

1,6201,432

Median household income

$47,500$58,125

Median home value

$118,300$152,600

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,028

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edwards County	Irion County
Under 5	1.5%	3.8%
5 to 17	14.6%	20.2%
18 to 24	17.7%	1.5%
25 to 34	3.9%	11.6%
35 to 44	16.8%	9.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	9.7%	20.4%
65 to 74	12.7%	13.7%
75 and over	9.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edwards County	Irion County
White (non-Hispanic)	52.9%	69.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	43.8%	29.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edwards County	Irion County
No high school diploma	21.6%	10.8%
High school graduate	22.7%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edwards County	Irion County
Drove alone	71.3%	84.6%
Carpooled	6.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	7.6%
Other means	5.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edwards County	Irion County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	21.4%

Poverty & households

	Edwards County	Irion County
Poverty rate	25.3%	7.5%
Average household size	2.86	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	13	25
Median year structure built	1966	1980