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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.61% 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.

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 30.88 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The population of Edgewood overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Edgewood, 23.45% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Edgewood in 2022 was $35,611, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,444 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Edgewood include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish.

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