It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Edmonton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Edmonton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Edmonton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Edmonton may be for you.
Being a small city, Edmonton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The rate of college-level education in Edmonton is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.71% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Edmonton in 2022 was $22,550, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,200 for a family of four.
The people who call Edmonton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edmonton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Edmonton include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Eastern European.
The most common language spoken in Edmonton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
