Edgewood vs Elsmere

A side-by-side comparison of Edgewood and Elsmere: population, income, housing, and more.

Edgewood and Elsmere are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elsmere has the higher population (9,151 vs 8,429 in Edgewood). Edgewood has the higher median household income ($121,045 vs $61,427 in Elsmere). Edgewood has the higher median home value ($289,700 vs $157,200 in Elsmere).

Population, income & housing

	Edgewood	Elsmere
Population	8,429	9,151
Median age	41.3 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$121,045	$61,427
Median home value	$289,700	$157,200
Median gross rent	$991	$1,303
Housing units	3,412	3,538
Homeownership rate	92.3%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.9%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgewood	Elsmere
Population	8,745 → 8,429 (-3.6%)	8,567 → 9,151 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$104,912 → $121,045 (+15.4%)	$54,602 → $61,427 (+12.5%)
Median home value	$225,600 → $289,700 (+28.4%)	$111,400 → $157,200 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,166 → $991 (-15.0%)	$1,082 → $1,303 (+20.4%)

Edgewood

Population

8,7458,429

Median household income

$104,912$121,045

Median home value

$225,600$289,700

Median gross rent

$1,166$991

Elsmere

Population

8,5679,151

Median household income

$54,602$61,427

Median home value

$111,400$157,200

Median gross rent

$1,082$1,303

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgewood	Elsmere
Under 5	7.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.3%	18.6%
18 to 24	4.2%	11.7%
25 to 34	14.5%	19.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.0%
45 to 54	11.4%	9.6%
55 to 64	12.3%	9.6%
65 to 74	13.3%	8.8%
75 and over	10.3%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgewood	Elsmere
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.7%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.1%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgewood	Elsmere
No high school diploma	2.2%	10.8%
High school graduate	18.4%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	37.3%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgewood	Elsmere
Drove alone	75.7%	72.5%
Carpooled	4.0%	16.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.0%	8.2%
Other means	1.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgewood	Elsmere
1-unit, detached	93.1%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	10.2%
20 or more units	3.6%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Edgewood	Elsmere
Poverty rate	3.0%	14.7%
Average household size	2.54	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1976	1974