Edwards County vs Sterling County

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

Edwards County and Sterling 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 1,389 in Sterling County). Sterling County has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $38,500 in Edwards County). Sterling County has the higher median home value ($143,200 vs $78,300 in Edwards County).

Population, income & housing

	Edwards County	Sterling County
Population	1,392	1,389
Median age	39.6 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,500	$78,750
Median home value	$78,300	$143,200
Median gross rent	$714	$968
Housing units	903	508
Homeownership rate	94.5%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edwards County	Sterling County
Population	1,918 → 1,392 (-27.4%)	1,231 → 1,389 (+12.8%)
Median household income	$40,766 → $38,500 (-5.6%)	$59,868 → $78,750 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$69,200 → $78,300 (+13.2%)	$59,000 → $143,200 (+142.7%)
Median gross rent	$394 → $714 (+81.2%)	$850 → $968 (+13.9%)

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

Sterling County

Population

1,2311,389

Median household income

$59,868$78,750

Median home value

$59,000$143,200

Median gross rent

$850$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edwards County	Sterling County
Under 5	1.5%	9.1%
5 to 17	14.6%	26.9%
18 to 24	17.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	3.9%	14.0%
35 to 44	16.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	9.7%	6.6%
65 to 74	12.7%	5.4%
75 and over	9.9%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edwards County	Sterling County
White (non-Hispanic)	52.9%	67.1%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	43.8%	32.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edwards County	Sterling County
No high school diploma	21.6%	12.1%
High school graduate	22.7%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edwards County	Sterling County
Drove alone	71.3%	79.0%
Carpooled	6.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	8.0%
Other means	5.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edwards County	Sterling County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	Edwards County	Sterling County
Poverty rate	25.3%	2.7%
Average household size	2.86	3.37
Mean commute (minutes)	13	27
Median year structure built	1966	1985