Edina is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 52,437 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Edina is the 19th largest community in Minnesota. Edina home prices are not only among the most expensive in Minnesota, but Edina real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Edina is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 93.74% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Edina is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Edina who work in management occupations (18.73%), business and financial occupations (12.52%), and sales jobs (11.99%). Also of interest is that Edina has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Edina is also a city of artists. Edina has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Edina’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 22.42% 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. In addition, Edina is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.If knowledge is power, Edina is a pretty powerful place. 71.06% of the adults in Edina have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Edina in 2022 was $84,049, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $336,196 for a family of four. Edina is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Edina home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edina residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Edina include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Edina is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Other Asian languages.
