Edgewood is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,056 people and two associated neighborhoods, Edgewood is the 475th largest community in Pennsylvania. Edgewood has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Edgewood is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 90.27% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Edgewood is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Edgewood who work in healthcare (13.89%), office and administrative support (11.46%), and teaching (11.37%). Also of interest is that Edgewood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Edgewood is also a borough of artists. Edgewood has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Edgewood’s character. A relatively large number of people in Edgewood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 26.59% 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. In addition, Edgewood is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre. Despite being a small borough, Edgewood has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Edgewood. 73.32% 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 Edgewood in 2022 was $63,603, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $254,412 for a family of four. However, Edgewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Edgewood is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Edgewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edgewood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Edgewood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Edgewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
