Edwardsville is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Edwardsville have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Edwardsville’s economy is one such example of this.
Edwardsville, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Edwardsville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Edwardsville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.24% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Edwardsville in 2022 was $44,305, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,220 for a family of four. However, Edwardsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Edwardsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Edwardsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edwardsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Edwardsville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Edwardsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
