Edison is a relatively large township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 110,002 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 21.28% 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 noticeable about Edison, although not a huge township, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Edison is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Edison a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
In Edison, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.92 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
For the size of the township, public transportation in Edison is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Edison, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
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 57.37% 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 $53,803, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $215,212 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 11.41% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Edison include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.
Edison also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 46.38%.
The most common language spoken in Edison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Other Asian languages.