Moving to Edwardsville, Kansas
Population: 4,146. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,503 (+8.6% change)
Males: 1,976 (47.7%), Females: 2,170 (52.3%)
Wyandotte County
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $42,875
Median house value: $83,100
Population by Race
Races in Edwardsville:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.8%)
- Black (4.9%)
- Hispanic (4.8%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Other race (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (24.0%), Irish (11.5%), United States (10.4%), English (7.8%), Swedish (3.9%), French (3.3%).
Elevation: 850 feet
Land area: 9.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Edwardsville
- High school or higher: 81.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Edwardsville city
- Never married: 22.5%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 12.5%
2.2% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -73 (-1.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Edwardsville:
- PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Edwardsville:
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 17 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 18 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 49 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Edwardsville:
- CEDAR AIR PARK (about 12 miles; OLATHE, KS; Abbreviation: 51K)
- JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE (about 17 miles; OLATHE, KS; Abbreviation: OJC)
- NEW CENTURY AIRCENTER (about 18 miles; OLATHE, KS; Abbreviation: IXD)
Amtrak station near Edwardsville:
- 17 miles: KANSAS CITY (2200 MAIN ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Edwardsville:
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 16 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 17 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,830)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 18 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
Public primary/middle school in Edwardsville:
- EDWARDSVILLE ELEM (Students: 430; Location: 1700 S 104TH; Grades: KG – 05)