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Edwardsville, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Edwardsville is a Census city of 26,474 people across 20.01 square miles of land, in Madison County. Median household income is $86,721, 66.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 50 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Edwardsville
What Edwardsville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area20.01 sq mi
- Water area0.61 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,323
- County holding the largest share of its areaMadison County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Edwardsville
How many people live in Edwardsville
- Population26,474
- Median age31.8
- Population under 184,810
- Share under 1818.2 percent
- Population 65 and over3,310
- Share 65 and over12.5 percent
- Households9,828
- Family households5,775
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Edwardsville
Income and work in Edwardsville
- Median household income$86,721
- Per capita income$48,734
- Civilian labor force13,940
- Employed13,303
- Unemployed637 plus or minus 275
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over15,286
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher52.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Edwardsville
Housing in Edwardsville
- Housing units10,609
- Occupied units9,828
- Vacant units781 plus or minus 294
- Vacancy rate7.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied6,547
- Renter occupied3,281
- Ownership rate66.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$299,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,306
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent
- Single family units7,824
- Share single family73.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,785
- Share in buildings of two or more26.3 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Edwardsville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,875
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,910
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,340
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.9 percent
- Drove alone76.1 percent
- Carpooled3.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked2.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home16.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Edwardsville
SBA loans in Edwardsville (7(a))
- Approvals50
- Gross approval$17,595,600
- Average approval$351,912
- Median approval$161,250
- Ninetieth percentile approval$602,600
- Largest approval$2,369,000
- Jobs supported654
- Jobs per approval13.1
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full4
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.0 percent
- Share to franchises16.0 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS27
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Edwardsville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Edwardsville
SBA loans in Edwardsville (504)
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$14,083,000
- Average approval$741,211
- Median approval$243,000
- Largest approval$3,551,000
- Jobs supported402
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Edwardsville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Edwardsville
Flood risk in Edwardsville
- NFIP communityCity of Edwardsville
- NFIP community number170441
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/18/84
The City of Edwardsville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170441 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Madison County, not Edwardsville
Madison County context, not Edwardsville figures
- Establishments in Madison County5,659
- Covered employment, Madison County105,166
- Average annual pay, Madison County$57,153
- Housing units permitted, Madison County366
Every figure in this section is published for Madison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Edwardsville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Edwardsville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Edwardsville, Illinois?
26,474, in 9,828 households. Edwardsville city covers 20.01 square miles of land, which is 1,323 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Edwardsville in?
Madison County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Edwardsville?
$86,721. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $299,800. Median gross rent is $1,306 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Edwardsville businesses?
50 7(a) approvals totaling $17.6 m since FY2020, across 23 lenders, median approval $161,250, plus 19 504 approvals worth $14.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Edwardsville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Edwardsville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Edwardsville. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Edwardsville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Edwardsville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Edwardsville, city of, community 170441, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Edwardsville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Madison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Edwardsville.
Is zoning published for Edwardsville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.