Edgewater is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 23,636 people and five associated neighborhoods, Edgewater is the 136th largest community in Florida.

A relatively large number of people in Edgewater telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.61% 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.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Edgewater has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Edgewater a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One of the nice things about Edgewater is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Edgewater is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Edgewater overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Edgewater, 23.55% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Edgewater in 2022 was $34,850, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,400 for a family of four. However, Edgewater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Edgewater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edgewater residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Edgewater include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Edgewater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.