Edwards County vs Motley County

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

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

Edwards County has the higher population (1,392 vs 1,267 in Motley County). Motley County has the higher median household income ($62,857 vs $38,500 in Edwards County). Motley County has the higher median home value ($81,100 vs $78,300 in Edwards County).

Population, income & housing

	Edwards County	Motley County
Population	1,392	1,267
Median age	39.6 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,500	$62,857
Median home value	$78,300	$81,100
Median gross rent	$714	$725
Housing units	903	746
Homeownership rate	94.5%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edwards County	Motley County
Population	1,918 → 1,392 (-27.4%)	1,252 → 1,267 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$40,766 → $38,500 (-5.6%)	$43,859 → $62,857 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$69,200 → $78,300 (+13.2%)	$56,500 → $81,100 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$394 → $714 (+81.2%)	$624 → $725 (+16.2%)

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

Motley County

Population

1,2521,267

Median household income

$43,859$62,857

Median home value

$56,500$81,100

Median gross rent

$624$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edwards County	Motley County
Under 5	1.5%	7.3%
5 to 17	14.6%	10.2%
18 to 24	17.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	3.9%	7.6%
35 to 44	16.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	9.7%	16.5%
65 to 74	12.7%	15.4%
75 and over	9.9%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edwards County	Motley County
White (non-Hispanic)	52.9%	83.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.6%
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%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.5%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	43.8%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edwards County	Motley County
No high school diploma	21.6%	14.3%
High school graduate	22.7%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edwards County	Motley County
Drove alone	71.3%	66.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	11.7%
Other means	5.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edwards County	Motley County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Edwards County	Motley County
Poverty rate	25.3%	9.7%
Average household size	2.86	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	13	19
Median year structure built	1966	1957