Redmond vs Shoreline

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

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

Redmond has the higher population (75,721 vs 59,280 in Shoreline). Redmond has the higher median household income ($162,099 vs $113,336 in Shoreline). Redmond has the higher median home value ($1,091,700 vs $759,400 in Shoreline).

Population, income & housing

	Redmond	Shoreline
Population	75,721	59,280
Median age	35.0 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$162,099	$113,336
Median home value	$1,091,700	$759,400
Median gross rent	$2,343	$1,938
Housing units	33,884	24,280
Homeownership rate	45.2%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.7%	52.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Redmond	Shoreline
Population	65,558 → 75,721 (+15.5%)	56,267 → 59,280 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$132,188 → $162,099 (+22.6%)	$86,827 → $113,336 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$703,000 → $1,091,700 (+55.3%)	$519,900 → $759,400 (+46.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,929 → $2,343 (+21.5%)	$1,574 → $1,938 (+23.1%)

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

Shoreline

Population

56,26759,280

Median household income

$86,827$113,336

Median home value

$519,900$759,400

Median gross rent

$1,574$1,938

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Redmond	Shoreline
Under 5	6.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.9%	13.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	5.3%
25 to 34	21.6%	14.1%
35 to 44	18.9%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	9.0%	13.0%
65 to 74	5.9%	11.7%
75 and over	4.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Redmond	Shoreline
White (non-Hispanic)	46.7%	63.2%
Black or African American	2.1%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	39.1%	14.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.5%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Redmond	Shoreline
No high school diploma	2.5%	5.1%
High school graduate	6.3%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	16.6%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.8%	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	37.9%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Redmond	Shoreline
Drove alone	47.8%	59.1%
Carpooled	6.3%	7.8%
Public transit	6.1%	7.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.8%
Worked from home	35.0%	22.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Redmond	Shoreline
1-unit, detached	38.3%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	7.4%
20 or more units	30.2%	19.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Redmond	Shoreline
Poverty rate	5.8%	8.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1991	1968