Edgewood is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 6,130 people and three associated neighborhoods, Edgewood is the 36th largest community in New Mexico. Edgewood real estate is some of the most expensive in New Mexico, although Edgewood house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Edgewood is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Edgewood is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Edgewood who work in management occupations (12.67%), teaching (11.99%), and food service (7.34%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Edgewood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.41% 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. It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Edgewood 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. Edgewood has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Edgewood than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Edgewood may be for you. In Edgewood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.57 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Edgewood doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Edgewood is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.94% of adults in Edgewood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Edgewood in 2022 was $37,867, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $151,468 for a family of four. However, Edgewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Edgewood is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Native American. Edgewood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 35.45% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Edgewood include Irish, German, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Edgewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
