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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Edwards County is $28,407, which is higher than the state average of $26,513 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Edwards County median household income is $41,726, which has grown by 64.94% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Edwards County residents spend 21.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #36

Edwards County	28,407 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Edwards County	24,113 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Edwards County	33,438 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Edwards County	11,833 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #164

Edwards County	41,726 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Edwards County	53,301 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #25

Edwards County	64.94%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Edwards County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.53%	$13,552, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	53.07%	$13,812, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.13%	$0, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.53%	$19,618, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Edwards County	51,724 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Edwards County	64,224 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Edwards County	Texas	U.S.
White	$42,381, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Hispanic	$26,818, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$5,750, see rank	$38,426	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Edwards County	Texas	U.S.
25 to 44	$51,042, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,944, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$31,895, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Edwards County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,756, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	843, 48.01%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	539, 63.94%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	539, 63.94%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	477, 88.50%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	62, 11.50%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	304, 36.06%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	913, 51.99%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	448, 49.07%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	448, 49.07%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	408, 91.07%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	40, 8.93%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	465, 50.93%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Edwards County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	874, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	577, 66.02%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	58, 6.64%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	46, 5.26%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	67, 7.67%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	126, 14.42%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Edwards County	21.9 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Edwards County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	885	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	477, 53.90%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	107, 22.43%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	35, 7.34%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	60, 12.58%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	46, 9.64%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	148, 31.03%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	54, 11.32%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	408, 46.10%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	100, 24.51%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	159, 38.97%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	134, 32.84%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15, 3.68%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Edwards County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	885, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	167, 18.87%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	131, 14.80%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11, 1.24%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	46, 5.20%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9, 1.02%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	40, 4.52%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	95, 10.73%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	56, 6.33%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	212, 23.95%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	58, 6.55%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	30, 3.39%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	30, 3.39%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Edwards County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	321	15.91%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	49	9.39%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.