Moving to Edwardsville, Illinois

About Edwardsville, Illinois
Edwardsville

Edwardsville is a city located in, and is the county seat of, Madison County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,808. The city was named in honor of Ninian Edwards, then Governor of the Illinois Territory. Edwardsville is a part of Southern Illinois and the Metro East region within Greater St. Louis, located 18 miles (29 km) northeast of downtown St. Louis.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the Edwardsville Arts Center, the Edwardsville Journal, the Madison County Record, and the Edwardsville Intelligencer are based here. Edwardsville High School and Metro-East Lutheran High School serve students in the area. Edwardsville also serves as the headquarters for Prairie Farms Dairy, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the United States and ranked in the top 10 of the largest privately-held companies in the St. Louis region. The city is part of the Edwardsville School District, which also includes the villages of Glen Carbon, Hamel and Moro, as well as the township areas around them.

Gender
Gender Edwardsville Illinois Country
Female 52.2% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 47.8% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Edwardsville Illinois Country
Less than $10,000 5.3% 6.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.2% 3.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 5.5% 8.1% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7.7% 8.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 9.4% 11.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.7% 16.7% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.9% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 17.1% 16.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 9.8% 7.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 12.4% 8.8% 8.3%
Education


Education Edwardsville Illinois Country
< 9th Grade 1% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 3% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 17% 26% 27.0%
Other College 16% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 31% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 17% 10% 9.0%
Professional Degree 3% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 4% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Edwardsville Illinois Country
White 84.7% 60.8% 60.1%
African American 8.7% 13.9% 12.2%
American Indian 0.4% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 2% 5.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.7% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.3% 17.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity