Edison

Population: 1,330
Median household income: $27,440
Median home value: $66,500

Edison, a community in Calhoun County, Georgia, has 1,330 residents. Its median household income of $27,440 runs below the Calhoun County figure of $55,714.

Between 2019 and 2023, Edison's population held roughly steady from 1,327 to 1,330, while its median home value rose 46.8% from $45,300 to $66,500.

The median gross rent is $437. 9.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,330
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $27,440
Median home value: $66,500
Median gross rent: $437
Housing units: 502
Homeownership rate: 46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3271,330

Median household income

$22,800$27,440

Median home value

$45,300$66,500

Median gross rent

$432$437

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,327	$22,800	$45,300	$432
2020	1,329	$28,750	$44,600	$529
2021	1,147	$33,472	$50,600	$448
2022	1,229	$36,250	$59,800	$669
2023	1,330	$27,440	$66,500	$437

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over13.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	87	6.5%
5 to 17	251	18.9%
18 to 24	166	12.5%
25 to 34	68	5.1%
35 to 44	170	12.8%
45 to 54	91	6.8%
55 to 64	179	13.5%
65 to 74	134	10.1%
75 and over	184	13.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	331	24.9%
Black or African American	950	71.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.2%
Two or more races	30	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.7%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	204	24.7%
High school graduate	278	33.7%
Some college or associate's	264	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	60	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone93.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	349	93.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	4.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	173	48.7%
15 to 29 min	88	24.8%
30 to 44 min	65	18.3%
45 to 59 min	12	3.4%
60+ min	17	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 36.7% (467 of 1,274)

	Count	Share
Family households	288	66.2%
Nonfamily households	147	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	435	86.7%
Vacant	67	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	202	46.4%
Renter-occupied	233	53.6%

1-unit, detached59.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units19.3%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	296	59.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	97	19.3%
5 to 19 units	40	8.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	69	13.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1326448
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.5608, -84.7374