Edwardsville

Population: 26,543
Median household income: $92,671
Median home value: $286,700

Edwardsville is a community in Madison County, Illinois, home to 26,543 residents. Its median household income of $92,671 runs above the Madison County figure of $74,800.

Between 2019 and 2023, Edwardsville's population grew 5.5% from 25,171 to 26,543, while its median home value rose 25.6% from $228,300 to $286,700.

54.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,543
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $92,671
Median home value: $286,700
Median gross rent: $1,231
Housing units: 10,353
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,17126,543

Median household income

$77,411$92,671

Median home value

$228,300$286,700

Median gross rent

$971$1,231

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,171	$77,411	$228,300	$971
2020	25,332	$75,271	$238,000	$921
2021	25,236	$78,298	$247,000	$1,058
2022	26,622	$87,094	$277,000	$1,123
2023	26,543	$92,671	$286,700	$1,231

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 2422.2%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,372	5.2%
5 to 17	3,746	14.1%
18 to 24	5,884	22.2%
25 to 34	2,998	11.3%
35 to 44	3,020	11.4%
45 to 54	3,205	12.1%
55 to 64	2,861	10.8%
65 to 74	1,920	7.2%
75 and over	1,537	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,596	85.1%
Black or African American	1,906	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.1%
Asian	536	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	26	0.1%
Some other race	28	0.1%
Two or more races	589	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	828	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate18.1%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree30.5%

Graduate or professional degree23.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	465	3.0%
High school graduate	2,816	18.1%
Some college or associate's	3,817	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,746	30.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,697	23.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,069	79.7%
Carpooled	460	3.6%
Public transit	80	0.6%
Walked	105	0.8%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	1,810	14.3%
Other means	103	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,705	34.2%
15 to 29 min	2,560	23.6%
30 to 44 min	2,973	27.5%
45 to 59 min	1,047	9.7%
60+ min	540	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 11.2% (2,653 of 23,748)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,848	60.7%
Nonfamily households	3,792	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,640	93.1%
Vacant	713	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,646	68.9%
Renter-occupied	2,994	31.1%

1-unit, detached72.9%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,549	72.9%
1-unit, attached	252	2.4%
2 to 4 units	718	6.9%
5 to 19 units	1,388	13.4%
20 or more units	446	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1722697
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.61 sq mi
Center point: 38.7908, -89.9886