Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 670.
Among 188 Alabama towns, just 1 have a higher median age than Edgewater. Edgewater has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 1,984 in 1950, 746 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1993 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Edgewater. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaLegion Field
8 mi Stadium & arenaProtective Stadium
9 mi MuseumSloss Furnaces
8 mi Stadium & arenaLegacy Arena30 mi LakeLewis Smith Lake11 mi Theme parkAlabama Adventure & Splash AdventureLegion Field: USGS, Public domain · Protective Stadium: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sloss Furnaces: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Legacy Arena: AuburnShuffle, CC0
Edgewater is unincorporated, so Jefferson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Edgewater.
The typical Edgewater home is worth about $62,000, down 19% in a year, 74% below the Alabama typical home. 87% of Edgewater households own their home, where Alabama’s towns sit at 69% and U.S. towns at 73%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.4% of Edgewater working residents work locally, below both the Alabama town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Edgewater. The top destinations are Birmingham (38%), Bessemer (8%) and Hoover (4%).
| Edgewater | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Edgewater has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Edgewater is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Edgewater beats the Alabama average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 21% of Edgewater adults have diabetes. Among 188 Alabama towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Edgewater.
| Edgewater | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 43% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 19% | 14% |
| What stands out | Edgewater | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 8.2% |
| More women getting mammograms | 83.3% | 77.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 17.3% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Edgewater
College town 21 of every 100 Edgewater residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
Where Edgewater’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
CDP in Alabama, United States
Edgewater is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is northeast from the Birmingham suburb of Pleasant Grove. As of the 2020 census, Edgewater had a population of 746. This area was damaged by tornadoes on April 15, 1956 and April 8, 1998. The 1998 tornado was rated F5 on the Fujita scale.
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Edgewater has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
