COMPARING TWO PLACES
Edwards County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Edwards County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Edwards County is 100% smaller than Wayne County. Wayne County earns more, with a median household income $20,226 higher. Wayne County has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -29%).
EDWARDS COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,3701,769,038−100% vs Wayne County
Population density12,891−2,891
Population growth-29.0%-1.5%−27.5 pts
Median age39.037.9+1.1
Male54.6%48.4%+6.2 pts
Female45.4%51.6%−6.2 pts
Foreign-born9.5%10.3%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.3%47.9%+5.3 pts
Black2.1%36.6%−34.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino43.0%6.9%+36.2 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other1.6%5.0%−3.4 pts
Median household income$40,313$60,539−$20,226
Per capita income$19,149$34,906−$15,757
Poverty rate31.9%20.8%+11.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.493−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%27.6%−1.5 pts
Graduate degree3.9%10.8%−6.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Labor force participation53.9%59.2%−5.2 pts
Median home value$78,300$178,500−$100,200
Median gross rent$713$1,132−$419
Owner-occupied87.9%64.8%+23.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate50.4%12.5%+37.9 pts
Rent-burdened households22.4%49.1%−26.7 pts
Average commute16.824.7−7.9
Worked from home14.0%14.1%−0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Uninsured19.2%5.6%+13.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025