Redmond vs Renton

A side-by-side comparison of Redmond and Renton: population, income, housing, and more.

Redmond and Renton are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Renton has the higher population (105,279 vs 75,721 in Redmond). Redmond has the higher median household income ($162,099 vs $96,626 in Renton). Redmond has the higher median home value ($1,091,700 vs $631,400 in Renton).

Population, income & housing

	Redmond	Renton
Population	75,721	105,279
Median age	35.0 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$162,099	$96,626
Median home value	$1,091,700	$631,400
Median gross rent	$2,343	$1,923
Housing units	33,884	43,066
Homeownership rate	45.2%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.7%	39.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Redmond	Renton
Population	65,558 → 75,721 (+15.5%)	101,484 → 105,279 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$132,188 → $162,099 (+22.6%)	$77,739 → $96,626 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$703,000 → $1,091,700 (+55.3%)	$400,500 → $631,400 (+57.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,929 → $2,343 (+21.5%)	$1,543 → $1,923 (+24.6%)

Redmond

Population

65,55875,721

Median household income

$132,188$162,099

Median home value

$703,000$1,091,700

Median gross rent

$1,929$2,343

Renton

Population

101,484105,279

Median household income

$77,739$96,626

Median home value

$400,500$631,400

Median gross rent

$1,543$1,923

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Redmond	Renton
Under 5	6.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.9%	14.1%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	21.6%	18.8%
35 to 44	18.9%	14.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	9.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	5.9%	7.8%
75 and over	4.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Redmond	Renton
White (non-Hispanic)	46.7%	40.4%
Black or African American	2.1%	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	39.1%	25.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.7%
Some other race	0.6%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.5%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Redmond	Renton
No high school diploma	2.5%	10.3%
High school graduate	6.3%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	16.6%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	36.8%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	37.9%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Redmond	Renton
Drove alone	47.8%	63.0%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.5%
Public transit	6.1%	4.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.2%
Worked from home	35.0%	20.0%
Other means	1.3%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Redmond	Renton
1-unit, detached	38.3%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	15.2%
20 or more units	30.2%	18.5%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Redmond	Renton
Poverty rate	5.8%	7.8%
Average household size	2.35	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1991	1989