Edgewater, Alabama — Trends and Changes
How has Edgewater, Alabama changed since 2009?
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The population has grown about 26 percent, from 533 to 670 people; the median household income has risen from $36,435 to $129,542 (not adjusted for inflation); the typical home has gone from $66,300 to $47,600; and the share of people working from home has climbed from 0.0% to 2.4%. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year releases, so each point is a rolling five-year estimate.
Each line starts at 100 in 2009; a line reaching 200 means that measure doubled. Exact values for each measure are in the charts and tables below. Source: ACS 5-year estimates.
| Measure | 2009 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 533 | 670 | +26% |
| Median household income | $36,435 | $129,542 | +256% |
| Median home value | $66,300 | $47,600 | -28% |
| Median rent | $841 | $1,017 | +21% |
| Median age | 53.9 yrs | 52.9 yrs | -1.0 yrs |
| Average commute | 25.4 min | 20.1 min | -5.3 min |
| College educated | 27.7% | 22.6% | -5.1 points |
| Working from home | 0.0% | 2.4% | +2.4 points |
| Poverty rate | 8.3% | 20.1% | +11.8 points |
| Unemployment | 12.8% | 7.5% | -5.3 points |
| Homeownership | 100.0% | 87.1% | -12.9 points |
| Rent as share of income | 32.1% | 10.2% | -21.9 points |
| Foreign-born residents | 5.0% | 4.3% | -0.7 points |
| Broadband at home | 44.5% | 91.5% | +47.0 points |
Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
A typical household in Edgewater earned $36,435 a year in 2009. By 2023 that figure had climbed to $129,542, a change of +256 percent before inflation.
| Year | Income | Alabama average |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $36,435 | $42,437 |
| 2010 | $29,261 | $43,720 |
| 2011 | $29,732 | $44,853 |
| 2012 | $32,306 | $45,080 |
| 2013 | $31,156 | $45,192 |
| 2014 | $30,087 | $45,396 |
| 2015 | $26,818 | $45,598 |
| 2016 | $29,028 | $46,825 |
| 2017 | $30,547 | $48,536 |
| 2018 | $31,000 | $50,367 |
| 2019 | $37,159 | $52,656 |
| 2020 | $122,984 | $54,336 |
| 2021 | $128,333 | $57,233 |
| 2022 | $140,679 | $62,334 |
| 2023 | $129,542 | $65,373 |
| 2024 | $67,652 |
The median home in Edgewater was worth $66,300 in 2009. Since then values have fallen, and by 2022 the typical home was worth $47,600.
| Year | Home Value | Alabama average |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $66,300 | $125,974 |
| 2010 | $71,500 | $132,655 |
| 2011 | $57,700 | $135,477 |
| 2012 | $82,400 | $136,788 |
| 2013 | $77,600 | $136,732 |
| 2014 | $74,600 | $138,035 |
| 2015 | $71,400 | $139,232 |
| 2016 | $74,200 | $141,274 |
| 2017 | $76,900 | $144,332 |
| 2018 | $80,300 | $148,418 |
| 2019 | $83,700 | $153,437 |
| 2020 | $47,700 | $160,202 |
| 2021 | $48,300 | $169,466 |
| 2022 | $47,600 | $197,546 |
| 2023 | $213,508 | |
| 2024 | $231,263 |
Edgewater counted 533 residents in 2009 and 670 in 2024. The population peaked around 905 in 2015.
| Year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 533 |
| 2010 | 533 |
| 2011 | 728 |
| 2012 | 786 |
| 2013 | 762 |
| 2014 | 804 |
| 2015 | 905 |
| 2016 | 899 |
| 2017 | 813 |
| 2018 | 743 |
| 2019 | 739 |
| 2020 | 832 |
| 2021 | 836 |
| 2022 | 793 |
| 2023 | 694 |
| 2024 | 670 |
Renters here paid a median of $841 a month in 2011 and $1,017 by 2022. Local incomes have grown faster than rents over that stretch.
| Year | Rent |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $841 |
| 2012 | $834 |
| 2013 | $855 |
| 2014 | $853 |
| 2015 | $856 |
| 2016 | $797 |
| 2017 | $794 |
| 2018 | $773 |
| 2019 | $845 |
| 2020 | $856 |
| 2021 | $1,133 |
| 2022 | $1,017 |
The share of adults holding a college degree went from 27.7% to 22.6%. Meanwhile remote work went from 0.0% of workers to 2.4%, one of the biggest shifts in how people here live and work. Broadband reached 91.5% of households, from 44.5% in 2017.
| Year | College educated | Working from home | Broadband at home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 27.7% | ||
| 2010 | 23% | ||
| 2011 | 20.4% | ||
| 2012 | 15.6% | ||
| 2013 | 18.9% | 7% | |
| 2014 | 7.1% | 6.2% | |
| 2015 | 9.5% | 5.8% | |
| 2016 | 22.7% | 5.2% | |
| 2017 | 27.8% | 5.4% | 44.5% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | 47.3% | |
| 2019 | 38.9% | 64.4% | |
| 2020 | 25.2% | 82.3% | |
| 2021 | 15.9% | 85.8% | |
| 2022 | 16.8% | 83.7% | |
| 2023 | 25.4% | 2.2% | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | 2.4% | 91.5% |
Percent of adults with a college degree; percent of workers who work from home; percent of households with a broadband subscription (tracked since 2017).
The median resident of Edgewater was 53.9 years old in 2009. The town has been getting younger since: the median age reached 52.9 by 2024.
| Year | Median age |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 53.9 |
| 2010 | 55.1 |
| 2011 | 52.3 |
| 2012 | 43.7 |
| 2013 | 43.3 |
| 2014 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 35.4 |
| 2017 | 35.6 |
| 2018 | 38.6 |
| 2019 | 41.2 |
| 2020 | 52.4 |
| 2021 | 51.4 |
| 2022 | 50.9 |
| 2023 | 52.6 |
| 2024 | 52.9 |
Getting to work took an average of 25.4 minutes in 2009; it now takes about 20.1 minutes.
| Year | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 25.4 |
| 2010 | 25.8 |
| 2011 | 27.7 |
| 2012 | 25.9 |
| 2013 | 26.3 |
| 2014 | 26.1 |
| 2015 | 26.5 |
| 2016 | 25.9 |
| 2017 | 26.2 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 27.6 |
| 2020 | 22.1 |
| 2021 | 21.8 |
| 2022 | 20.6 |
| 2023 | 23.7 |
| 2024 | 20.1 |
About 20.1% of residents live below the poverty line, up from 8.3% in 2009. Unemployment stands at 7.5%.
| Year | Poverty rate | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8.3% | |
| 2010 | 12.8% | |
| 2011 | 13.3% | 12.8% |
| 2012 | 17% | 20.1% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | 20% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | 14.6% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | 22.7% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | 16% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | 27.6% |
| 2019 | 41% | 24.4% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | 6% |
| 2021 | 10% | 17.5% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | 7.5% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | |
| 2024 | 20.1% |
The Gini index measures income inequality: 0 would mean every household earns the same, 1 would mean a single household earns everything. Edgewater scores 0.35, down from 0.40 - incomes here have grown more equal.
| Year | Gini index |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4 |
| 2011 | 0.4 |
| 2012 | 0.4 |
| 2013 | 0.3 |
| 2014 | 0.3 |
| 2015 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 0.3 |
| 2023 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 0.3 |
87.1% of occupied homes are owned by the people living in them, down from 100.0% in 2009. The typical renter puts 10.2% of household income toward rent. About 22.9% of housing units sit vacant, a level that usually signals seasonal or vacation homes.
| Year | Homeownership | Rent as share of income | Vacant units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 100% | 34.1% | |
| 2010 | 82.3% | 31.5% | |
| 2011 | 81.8% | 32.1% | 30.5% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | 32.5% | 33.7% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | 32.4% | 32.4% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | 33.2% | 12% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | 34.5% | 22.4% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | 31.6% | 27.6% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | 31% | 39.4% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | 25.5% | 44.8% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | 13.2% | 49.3% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | 12% | 32.9% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | 11.7% | 29.1% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | 10.2% | 22.9% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | 20.2% | |
| 2024 | 87.1% | 22.9% |
4.3% of residents were born outside the United States, compared with 5.0% in 2022. Residents identifying as something other than non-Hispanic white make up 77.8% of the town, up from 73.2% at the start of the period.
| Year | Foreign-born | Nonwhite or Hispanic |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 73.2% | |
| 2010 | 64.4% | |
| 2011 | 75.1% | |
| 2012 | 75.8% | |
| 2013 | 78.1% | |
| 2014 | 62.8% | |
| 2015 | 61.5% | |
| 2016 | 56.2% | |
| 2017 | 59.9% | |
| 2018 | 63.8% | |
| 2019 | 65.5% | |
| 2020 | 87.5% | |
| 2021 | 87.4% | |
| 2022 | 5% | 87.6% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | 87.8% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | 77.8% |