Edison is a larger medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 107,626 people and 24 constituent neighborhoods, Edison is the fifth largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Edison are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.
Also of interest is that Edison has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.13% 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 downside of living in Edison is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Edison, the average commute to work is 34.53 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the township, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Edison use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Edison‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Edison. 56.41% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in Edison in 2018 was $47,410, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $189,640 for a family of four.
Edison is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Edison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edison residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Edison also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.84% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Edison include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Edison's cultural character, accounting for 46.06% of the township’s population.
The most common language spoken in Edison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Other Asian languages.