Edwardsville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 26,715 people and five associated neighborhoods, Edwardsville is the 82nd largest community in Illinois.Edwardsville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Edwardsville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Edwardsville who work in management occupations (12.10%), sales jobs (11.85%), and teaching (10.68%). 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: 14.33% 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.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Edwardsville, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Edwardsville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. 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 54.33% 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 2022 was $48,313, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $193,252 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 Polish. The most common language spoken in Edwardsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
