Edison is a larger medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 107,361 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.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Edison telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.14% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 thing noticeable about Edison, although not a huge township, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Edison is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Edison a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One downside of living in Edison, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.87 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. 56.50% 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 2018 was $50,579, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $202,316 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 10.66% 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: 44.85%.

The most common language spoken in Edison is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Other Asian languages.