Moving to Edison, Georgia
Population: 1,340. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,236 (-7.8% change)
Males: 570 (42.5%), Females: 770 (57.5%)
Calhoun County
Zip code: 31746
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $19,191
Median house value: $49,300
Population by Race
Races in Edison:
- Black (67.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (31.2%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
Ancestries: English (9.1%), United States (5.3%), Irish (4.9%), Subsaharan African (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%), German (1.1%).
Elevation: 289 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Edison
- High school or higher: 59.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Edison city
- Never married: 27.6%
- Now married: 39.9%
- Separated: 6.8%
- Widowed: 18.2%
- Divorced: 7.5%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +161 (+13.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Edison:
- CALHOUN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ARLINGTON, GA)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 16 miles; CUTHBERT, GA)
- EARLY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BLAKELY, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Edison:
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 39 miles; ALBANY, GA; Abbreviation: ABY)
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 51 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Abbreviation: DHN)
- LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 56 miles; FORT BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; Abbreviation: LSF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Edison:
- CUTHBERT-RANDOLPH (about 11 miles; CUTHBERT, GA; Abbreviation: 25J)
- EARLY COUNTY (about 16 miles; BLAKELY, GA; Abbreviation: 11J)
- DAWSON MUNI (about 26 miles; DAWSON, GA; Abbreviation: 16J)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Edison:
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 51 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,886)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,991)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 87 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
Public primary/middle school in Edison:
- CALHOUN COUNTY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 364; Location: 363 MANRY STREET; Grades: 06 – 12)