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Edgewater, MD
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Edgewater profile


Living in Edgewater



Edgewater is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 9,446 people and four associated neighborhoods, Edgewater is the 84th largest community in Maryland.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.67% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One of the nice things about Edgewater is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Edgewater is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Edgewater, the average commute to work is 35.66 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The education level of Edgewater citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.58% of adults in Edgewater have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Edgewater in 2018 was $49,072, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $196,288 for a family of four. However, Edgewater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Edgewater is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Edgewater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edgewater residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Edgewater include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

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