Edwardsville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 26,654 people and five associated neighborhoods, Edwardsville is the 82nd largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that Edwardsville 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: 12.93% 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.

In addition, Edwardsville is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Edwardsville culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Edwardsville really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Edwardsville every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Edwardsville. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Edwardsville benefits directly from this.

Edwardsville, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Edwardsville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Edwardsville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.24% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Edwardsville in 2018 was $44,305, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,220 for a family of four. However, Edwardsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Edwardsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Edwardsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edwardsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Edwardsville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Edwardsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.