Edwards County vs Throckmorton County

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

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

Throckmorton County has the higher population (1,589 vs 1,392 in Edwards County). Throckmorton County has the higher median household income ($58,864 vs $38,500 in Edwards County). Throckmorton County has the higher median home value ($84,200 vs $78,300 in Edwards County).

Population, income & housing

	Edwards County	Throckmorton County
Population	1,392	1,589
Median age	39.6 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$38,500	$58,864
Median home value	$78,300	$84,200
Median gross rent	$714	$548
Housing units	903	960
Homeownership rate	94.5%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edwards County	Throckmorton County
Population	1,918 → 1,392 (-27.4%)	1,436 → 1,589 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$40,766 → $38,500 (-5.6%)	$40,000 → $58,864 (+47.2%)
Median home value	$69,200 → $78,300 (+13.2%)	$56,300 → $84,200 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$394 → $714 (+81.2%)	$429 → $548 (+27.7%)

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

Throckmorton County

Population

1,4361,589

Median household income

$40,000$58,864

Median home value

$56,300$84,200

Median gross rent

$429$548

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edwards County	Throckmorton County
Under 5	1.5%	7.5%
5 to 17	14.6%	13.4%
18 to 24	17.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	3.9%	12.0%
35 to 44	16.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	13.2%	9.6%
55 to 64	9.7%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.7%	9.7%
75 and over	9.9%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edwards County	Throckmorton County
White (non-Hispanic)	52.9%	89.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	43.8%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edwards County	Throckmorton County
No high school diploma	21.6%	7.3%
High school graduate	22.7%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edwards County	Throckmorton County
Drove alone	71.3%	79.8%
Carpooled	6.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	4.4%
Other means	5.6%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edwards County	Throckmorton County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Edwards County	Throckmorton County
Poverty rate	25.3%	14.0%
Average household size	2.86	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	13	16
Median year structure built	1966	1961