Edgewood is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 25,713 people and three associated neighborhoods, Edgewood is the 44th largest community in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Edgewood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Edgewood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.52% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Edgewood is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Edgewood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Edgewood, the average commute to work is 31.77 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The education level of Edgewood citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.21% of adults in Edgewood have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Edgewood in 2022 was $35,848, which is low income relative to Maryland, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,392 for a family of four. However, Edgewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Edgewood is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Edgewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edgewood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Edgewood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.43% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Edgewood include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Edgewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.