Edgewood, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

6,124

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

36.4

6.43% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.3%

2.26% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$84,761

4.35% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$306,400

Population & Diversity

Edgewood, NM is home to a population of 6.12k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.8% of Edgewood, NM residents were born outside of the country (110 people).

In 2024, there were 3.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.29k people) in Edgewood, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.09k White (Hispanic) and 834 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Edgewood, NM residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Edgewood, NM was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Edgewood, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Edgewood, NM

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.29k ± 519
White (Hispanic)
1.09k ± 349
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
834 ± 495

37.2%

Hispanic Population

2.28k people

37.2% of the people in Edgewood, NM are hispanic (2.28k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Edgewood, NM as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Mexico.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
126,568 ± 8,470 people
Philippines
6,950 ± 2,043 people
Germany
4,158 ± 1,582 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 126,568 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,950 and Germany with 4,158.

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

110 people

2.78%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

170 people

As of 2024, 1.8% of Edgewood, NM residents (110 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Edgewood, NM was 2.78%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Edgewood, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
287 ± 132
Vietnam
195 ± 119
Gulf War (1990s)
173 ± 80

Edgewood, NM has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Edgewood, NM.

Economy

The economy of Edgewood, NM employs 2.75k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Edgewood, NM were Health Care & Social Assistance (477 people), Educational Services (352 people), and Construction (328 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($206,346), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($122,778), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,025).

Employment

Occupations

2.75k

2024 Value

± 422

4.12%

1 Year growth

± 21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Edgewood, NM grew at a rate of 4.12%, from 2.64k employees to 2.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Edgewood, NM, are Management Occupations (444 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (300 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (198 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Edgewood, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Mexico.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.75k

2024 Value

± 422

4.12%

1 Year growth

± 21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Edgewood, NM grew at a rate of 4.12%, from 2.64k employees to 2.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Edgewood, NM, are Health Care & Social Assistance (477 people), Educational Services (352 people), and Construction (328 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Edgewood, NM, though some of these residents may live in Edgewood, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,655

Median earning men ± $11,319

$37,870

Median earning women ± $11,978

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($206,346), Manufacturing ($106,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,825).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,048), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,203), and Retail Trade ($29,722).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Edgewood, NM was $306,400 in 2024, which is 0.921 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $278,100 to $306,400, a 10.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Edgewood, NM is 91.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Edgewood, NM have an average commute time of 36.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Edgewood, NM is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$306,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$25,586

$2,040

Median Property Taxes

±$337

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Edgewood, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Edgewood, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

91.7%

Homeownership

2024

60.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91.7% of the housing units in Edgewood, NM were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Edgewood, NM compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$84,761

Median Household Income

± $12,049

2.23k

Number of Households

± 341

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.23k households in Edgewood, NM grew to $84,761 from the previous year's value of $81,227.

The following chart displays the households in Edgewood, NM distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Edgewood, NM is from New Mexico.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2024, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.506% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Mexico across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.4%)
Worked At Home (14.5%)
Carpooled (8.45%)

In 2024, 73.4% of workers in Edgewood, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.5%) and those who carpooled to work (8.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

36.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Edgewood, NM have a longer commute time (36.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5% of the workforce in Edgewood, NM have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Edgewood, NM compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Edgewood, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Edgewood, NM have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Edgewood, NM (504 out of 6.07k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Edgewood, NM is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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