Edgewater

Population: 694
Median household income: $129,542

Edgewater is a community in Jefferson County, Alabama, home to 694 residents. At $129,542, its median household income sits above Jefferson County's $64,589.

From 2019 to 2023, Edgewater's population declined 6.1% from 739 to 694.

20.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 694
Median age: 52.6 yrs
Median household income: $129,542
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 420
Homeownership rate: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

739694

Median household income

$37,159$129,542

Median home value

$83,700$47,600

Median gross rent

$845$1,017

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	739	$37,159	$83,700	$845
2020	832	$122,984	$47,700	$856
2021	836	$128,333	$48,300	$1,133
2022	793	$140,679	$47,600	$1,017
2023	694	$129,542	—	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 178.2%

18 to 240.4%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5460.8%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over1.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	57	8.2%
18 to 24	3	0.4%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	59	8.5%
45 to 54	422	60.8%
55 to 64	61	8.8%
65 to 74	85	12.2%
75 and over	7	1.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	85	12.2%
Black or African American	583	84.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate37.5%

Some college or associate's40.5%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	1.3%
High school graduate	238	37.5%
Some college or associate's	257	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	94	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	37	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone90.7%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle2.7%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	331	90.7%
Carpooled	16	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	10	2.7%
Worked from home	8	2.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10	2.8%
15 to 29 min	255	71.4%
30 to 44 min	73	20.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	19	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 9.7% (67 of 694)

	Count	Share
Family households	240	71.6%
Nonfamily households	95	28.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	335	79.8%
Vacant	85	20.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	285	85.1%
Renter-occupied	50	14.9%

1-unit, detached97.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	410	97.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0123032
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.5301, -86.9528