Edison is a larger medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 107,361 people and 24 associated 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.
A relatively large number of people in Edison telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.14% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 that you will notice about Edison is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Edison a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.
One downside of living in Edison, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.87 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
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 like to read, write and learn? If you move to Edison, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Edison is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.50% 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 Edison in 2022 was $50,579, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $202,316 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 10.66% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Edison include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
In addition, Edison has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (44.85%).
The most common language spoken in Edison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Other Asian languages.