Edison is a relatively large township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 106,836 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Edison is the fifth largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Edison are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.Edison is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 87.65% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Edison is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Edison who work in computer science and math (16.75%), management occupations (13.63%), and office and administrative support (10.71%). Also of interest is that Edison has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.28% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 downside of living in Edison, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.92 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Edison is somewhat unusual for a township of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Edison area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.If knowledge is power, Edison is a pretty powerful place. 57.37% of the adults in Edison have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Edison in 2022 was $53,803, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $215,212 for a family of four. Edison is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Edison home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edison residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Edison also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.41% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Edison include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. Edison also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 46.38%. The most common language spoken in Edison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Other Asian languages.
