People QuickFacts Edwards County Texas Population, 2012 estimate 1,968 26,059,203 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 2,002 25,145,561 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -1.7% 3.6% Population, 2010 2,002 25,145,561 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.3% 7.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 20.4% 27.1% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 22.6% 10.5% Female persons, percent, 2011 49.5% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 95.6% 80.9% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.1% 12.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.1% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.8% 4.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.0% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 0.4% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 51.5% 38.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 46.7% 44.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 89.7% 82.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 7.8% 16.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 48.4% 34.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 73.0% 80.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 23.3% 26.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 130 1,618,413 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 23.6 24.8  Housing units, 2011 1,654 10,098,750 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 83.5% 64.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 0.8% 24.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $62,800 $126,400 Households, 2007-2011 842 8,667,807 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.37 2.79 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $28,820 $25,548 Median household income, 2007-2011 $43,095 $50,920 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 20.8% 17.0%     Business QuickFacts Edwards County Texas Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 35 525,420 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 201 8,987,663 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 -2.0% 2.3% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 240 1,934,472  Total number of firms, 2007 435 2,164,852 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 7.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 20.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 28.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 0 593,541,502 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 424,238,194 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 11,690 311,334,781 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $6,063 $13,061 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) D 42,054,592 Building permits, 2012 0 135,514     Geography QuickFacts Edwards County Texas Land area in square miles, 2010 2,117.86 261,231.71 Persons per square mile, 2010 0.9 96.3 FIPS Code 137 48 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts