Edgewood, IN

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Edgewood, Indiana

Edgewood, Indiana, in Lawrence county, is 21 miles S of Bloomington, Indiana (center to center) and 57 miles NW of Louisville, Kentucky. The town is home to some 1,988 residents.

The People and Families of Edgewood

In Edgewood, about 70% of adults are married. A large portion of people in Edgewood are married.

You'll see many senior citizens in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Edgewood had a median family income of $74,508. More so than most places, the people in Edgewood generally have good jobs with good salaries. The large segment of the population in the town with spending money keeps the town vital. Fewer people in Edgewood are poor than in most places in Indiana. Impressively, having a college education is normal in the town. It's worth saying that successful single folks are not uncommon in Edgewood.

Edgewood Housing

According to the 2000 census, 93% of the housing in Edgewood was owner-occupied. If you want a nice house, or any home in a nice town, you usually need to pay higher property taxes. It's no different here.

Commuting

In Edgewood, 97% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Edgewood strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Indiana):

Category	Trophy
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 7%

Comparative Profile of Edgewood, IN

Comparing Edgewood to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Indiana (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Short Commute Times
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Category	Value
Near Medium City	21 miles S of Bloomington, Indiana (center to center)
Nearest Large City	57 miles NW of Louisville, Kentucky
County	Lawrence
Standard Zip Codes	47421
Phone Area Codes	812
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	38.86
Longitude	-86.479

Station	OOLITIC PURDUE EXP FRM
Distance	4.1 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 37 F
Apr Temp	40 to 64 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	41 to 67 F
Annual Precip	45.1 inches

Station	BLOOMINGTON INDIANA UNIV
Distance	21.3 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 37 F
Apr Temp	41 to 64 F
Jul Temp	65 to 86 F
Oct Temp	44 to 67 F
Annual Precip	44.9 inches

Station	PAOLI
Distance	21.4 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 65 F
Jul Temp	64 to 87 F
Oct Temp	40 to 68 F
Annual Precip	47.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,988	100%
Male	949	47.7%
Female	1,039	52.3%
Under 18	403	20.3%
18+	1,585	79.7%
65+	453	22.8%
Median Age	45.5
Average Family Size	2.73
White	1,900	95.6%
African-American	67	3.4%
Asian	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.1%
Other	4	0.2%
Mixed Race	13	0.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	5	0.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,883
Growth	-105
Growth %	-5.29%

Ancestry	Percent
German	23.2%
US/American	20.2%
English	19.4%
Irish	11.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.6%
Swedish	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	2.2%
Polish	2.1%
Scottish	1.7%
Dutch	1.6%
Welsh	1.5%
French (except Basque)	1.1%
Italian	1.1%
Canadian	0.9%
Swiss	0.7%
Norwegian	0.5%
Romanian	0.5%
Greek	0.5%
Slovak	0.5%
British	0.5%
Austrian	0.4%
European	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
French Canadian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Edgewood	1,988	$74,508
Bedford	13,768	$39,462
Medora	565	$31,111
Mitchell	4,567	$33,415
Oolitic	1,152	$37,279
Orleans	2,273	$35,150
Paoli	3,844	$34,412

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