Illinois · Census place 22697
Edwardsville city, IL
Quick answer
Edwardsville city has 26,543 residents, ranking #83 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $92,671, the median home is worth $286,700 and median gross rent runs $1,231 a month.
- Population
- 26,543Edwardsville city residents
- Median household income
- $92,671Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $286,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,231Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Edwardsville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Edwardsville city median would spend about 15.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.2% of residents and 68.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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