Edwardsville, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

4,932

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.9

5.28% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

26.1%

8.87% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$44,866

10.4% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$123,200

Population & Diversity

Edwardsville, PA is home to a population of 4.93k people, from which 98.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.9% of Edwardsville, PA residents were born outside of the country (143 people).

In 2024, there were 4.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.27k people) in Edwardsville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 715 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 276 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Edwardsville, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Edwardsville, PA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Edwardsville, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.27k ± 460
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
715 ± 407
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
276 ± 198

13.7%

Hispanic Population

676 people

13.7% of the people in Edwardsville, PA are hispanic (676 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Edwardsville, PA 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 Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

143 people

2.09%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

103 people

As of 2024, 2.9% of Edwardsville, PA residents (143 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 Edwardsville, PA was 2.09%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
50 ± 48
Vietnam
15 ± 30

Edwardsville, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.33 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Edwardsville, PA.

Economy

The economy of Edwardsville, PA employs 2.35k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Edwardsville, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (537 people), Retail Trade (355 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (215 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($167,549), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($145,236), and Wholesale Trade ($68,088).

Employment

Occupations

2.35k

2024 Value

± 514

−4.52%

1 Year decline

± 30.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Edwardsville, PA declined at a rate of −4.52%, from 2.46k employees to 2.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Edwardsville, PA, are Healthcare Support Occupations (272 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (245 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (236 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Edwardsville, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (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

2.35k

2024 Value

± 514

−4.52%

1 Year decline

± 30.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Edwardsville, PA declined at a rate of −4.52%, from 2.46k employees to 2.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Edwardsville, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (537 people), Retail Trade (355 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (215 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Edwardsville, PA, though some of these residents may live in Edwardsville, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,752

Median earning men ± $6,468

$24,667

Median earning women ± $5,271

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,757), Wholesale Trade ($68,787), and Construction ($63,488).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,557), Retail Trade ($23,750), and Manufacturing ($23,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Edwardsville, PA was $123,200 in 2024, which is 0.37 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $114,200 to $123,200, a 7.88% increase. The homeownership rate in Edwardsville, PA is 45.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Edwardsville, PA have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Edwardsville, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$123,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,720

$949

Median Property Taxes

±$278

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 Edwardsville, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

45.5%

Homeownership

2024

56.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 45.5% of the housing units in Edwardsville, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 47%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Edwardsville, PA 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.

$44,866

Median Household Income

± $24,518

2.09k

Number of Households

± 456

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.09k households in Edwardsville, PA declined from $44,866 from the previous year's value of $50,046.

The following chart displays the households in Edwardsville, PA 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 Edwardsville, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.7%)
Carpooled (10.5%)
Worked At Home (5.75%)

In 2024, 83.7% of workers in Edwardsville, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.5%) and those who worked at home (5.75%).

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

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Edwardsville, PA have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Edwardsville, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Edwardsville, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Edwardsville, PA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Edwardsville, PA (1.28k out of 4.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 16 - 17 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Edwardsville, PA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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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