Edgewood

Population: 357
Median household income: $42,188
Median home value: $72,500

Edgewood, a community in Effingham County, Illinois, has 357 residents. The median household income of $42,188 is below the Effingham County median ($75,380).

Between 2019 and 2023, Edgewood's population declined 27.4% from 492 to 357, while its median home value rose 33.5% from $54,300 to $72,500.

71.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1965.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 357
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $42,188
Median home value: $72,500
Median gross rent: $625
Housing units: 191
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

492357

Median household income

$44,688$42,188

Median home value

$54,300$72,500

Median gross rent

$667$625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	492	$44,688	$54,300	$667
2020	470	$44,000	$59,200	$656
2021	420	$48,750	$57,100	$596
2022	429	$41,250	$72,000	$617
2023	357	$42,188	$72,500	$625

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 177.0%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6418.8%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	8.7%
5 to 17	25	7.0%
18 to 24	51	14.3%
25 to 34	42	11.8%
35 to 44	27	7.6%
45 to 54	31	8.7%
55 to 64	67	18.8%
65 to 74	57	16.0%
75 and over	26	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	336	94.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.2%

High school graduate46.4%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	21.2%
High school graduate	116	46.4%
Some college or associate's	62	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	19	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit6.4%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	135	78.5%
Carpooled	13	7.6%
Public transit	11	6.4%
Walked	3	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	4.7%
Other means	2	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7	4.3%
15 to 29 min	120	73.2%
30 to 44 min	29	17.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	8	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 12.7% (45 of 355)

	Count	Share
Family households	115	63.5%
Nonfamily households	66	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	181	94.8%
Vacant	10	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	129	71.3%
Renter-occupied	52	28.7%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	136	71.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39	20.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1722567
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.9219, -88.6641