Edgewood is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 12,896 people and three associated neighborhoods, Edgewood is the 82nd largest community in Washington. Edgewood home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Edgewood real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Edgewood is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Edgewood is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Edgewood who work in office and administrative support (10.51%), management occupations (9.49%), and healthcare (7.60%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.26% 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. The percentage of people in Edgewood who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.82% of adults in Edgewood have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Edgewood in 2022 was $50,450, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $201,800 for a family of four. However, Edgewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Edgewood is a very ethnically-diverse city. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Edgewood include German, English, Irish, Ukrainian, and Norwegian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Edgewood's cultural character, accounting for 15.15% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Edgewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
