Edina is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 47,509 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Edina is the 15th largest community in Minnesota.

Edina is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 93.66% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Edina is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Edina who work in sales jobs (18.03%), management occupations (17.17%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.71%).

Also of interest is that Edina has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Edina is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Edina Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Edina is a pretty powerful place. 58.47% of the adults in Edina have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Edina in 2000 was $44,195, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,780 for a family of four.

The people who call Edina home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Edina is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Edina include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Edina is English.