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Edison, NJ
110,002 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 3402320230 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Edison ranked #88 of 340 cities and 6th of 14 in its peer group, on 6 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Edison and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Woodbridge NJ, Stamford CT, Cary NC, Sandy Springs GA, Centennial CO, Richardson TX, San Mateo CA, Lee's Summit MO, Simi Valley CA, Carlsbad CA, Quincy MA, Alexandria VA, Orange CA · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #88 of 340 cities · 6th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #165 | #70 | #191 | #134 | #159 | #154 | #162 | #194 | #143 | #210 | #178 | #129 | #85 | #50 | #69 | #102 | #87 | #271 | #88 | #69 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 99,603 | 99,019 | 99,164 | 99,532 | 99,772 | 100,302 | 100,577 | 100,900 | 100,921 | 101,054 | 100,948 | 100,631 | 100,605 | 100,287 | 99,758 | 107,061 | 107,587 | 107,636 | 108,399 | 110,002 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #257 of 340 cities · 7th of 14 in its peer group | -0.8 | -1.6 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -0.6 | — | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -0.7 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #252 of 303 cities with data · 7th of 14 in its peer group · 2022 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | — | — | — | 2.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 1.1 | — | — | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #42 of 340 cities · 4th of 14 in its peer group | 18.1% | 18.4% | 19.3% | 18.3% | 16.6% | 18.3% | 18.4% | 18.5% | 17.8% | 18.1% | 17.3% | 19.1% | 18.3% | 18.1% | 16.6% | — | 17.7% | 17.6% | 17.8% | 20.0% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #19 of 304 cities with data · 3rd of 10 in its peer group with data | — | 1.0 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | — | — | — | 0.9 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| jobs · size, not ranked | 76,449 | 77,954 | 79,402 | 77,981 | 74,789 | 73,375 | 71,713 | 71,936 | 72,756 | 72,904 | 74,847 | 77,290 | 80,965 | 82,704 | 83,718 | 79,865 | 85,152 | 85,148 | 84,551 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #302 of 329 cities with data · 12th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | +0.2 | +1.0 | -0.0 | -1.8 | -5.0 | -3.9 | -3.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -2.0 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +3.5 | +0.5 | +0.0 | +4.8 | +5.4 | -7.1 | -3.0 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48,192 | 53,814 | 50,723 | 50,506 | 52,547 | 47,152 | 50,982 | 49,120 | 48,786 | — | 55,246 | 55,961 | 55,874 | 58,544 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #225 of 340 cities · 12th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.3% | 7.5% | 6.9% | 5.8% | 5.0% | 7.4% | 5.9% | 4.0% | 2.9% | — | 7.0% | 5.9% | 3.5% | 5.6% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #312 of 314 cities with data · 11th of 12 in its peer group with data | 7% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 2% | -1% | -28% | -18% | -21% | -25% | -26% | -23% | -15% | -40% | -36% | -41% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #43 of 314 cities with data · 5th of 12 in its peer group with data | $1,045 | $908 | $1,344 | $1,174 | $1,056 | $1,030 | $926 | $817 | $748 | $892 | $822 | $743 | $657 | $575 | $478 | $301 | $223 | $341 | $157 | $819 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Edison. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.