Edgewood is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 25,713 people and three associated neighborhoods, Edgewood is the 44th largest community in Maryland.
Also of interest is that Edgewood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.61% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the nice things about Edgewood is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Edgewood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Edgewood, the average commute to work is 30.88 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The citizens of Edgewood are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.45% of adults in Edgewood having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Edgewood in 2022 was $35,611, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,444 for a family of four. However, Edgewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Edgewood is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Edgewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edgewood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Edgewood include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Edgewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.