Edinburg is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 104,294 people and 30 associated neighborhoods, Edinburg is the 41st largest community in Texas. Edinburg has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Edinburg, where the median household income is $54,139.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.28% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 thing noticeable about Edinburg, although not a huge city, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Edinburg is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Edinburg a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The overall education level of Edinburg is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.44% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Edinburg in 2018 was $25,488, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,952 for a family of four. However, Edinburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Edinburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Edinburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Edinburg, accounting for 86.89% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Edinburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Edinburg include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

Edinburg also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.18%.

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