Edmonds vs Lynnwood

A side-by-side comparison of Edmonds and Lynnwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Edmonds has the higher population (42,783 vs 40,953 in Lynnwood). Edmonds has the higher median household income ($116,095 vs $76,439 in Lynnwood). Edmonds has the higher median home value ($840,200 vs $635,800 in Lynnwood).

Population, income & housing

	Edmonds	Lynnwood
Population	42,783	40,953
Median age	46.3 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$116,095	$76,439
Median home value	$840,200	$635,800
Median gross rent	$1,850	$1,675
Housing units	19,447	17,617
Homeownership rate	70.2%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edmonds	Lynnwood
Population	42,040 → 42,783 (+1.8%)	38,143 → 40,953 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$89,229 → $116,095 (+30.1%)	$63,743 → $76,439 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$536,900 → $840,200 (+56.5%)	$395,300 → $635,800 (+60.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,466 → $1,850 (+26.2%)	$1,303 → $1,675 (+28.5%)

Edmonds

Population

42,04042,783

Median household income

$89,229$116,095

Median home value

$536,900$840,200

Median gross rent

$1,466$1,850

Lynnwood

Population

38,14340,953

Median household income

$63,743$76,439

Median home value

$395,300$635,800

Median gross rent

$1,303$1,675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edmonds	Lynnwood
Under 5	4.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	12.2%	13.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	15.9%
35 to 44	13.5%	14.3%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.3%	12.3%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.0%
75 and over	9.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edmonds	Lynnwood
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	50.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	10.2%	19.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.3%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.4%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edmonds	Lynnwood
No high school diploma	2.4%	11.1%
High school graduate	16.4%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edmonds	Lynnwood
Drove alone	60.3%	65.6%
Carpooled	6.1%	9.9%
Public transit	4.0%	7.8%
Walked	2.7%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.7%
Worked from home	25.3%	13.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edmonds	Lynnwood
1-unit, detached	59.5%	46.0%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	16.5%
20 or more units	16.7%	20.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Edmonds	Lynnwood
Poverty rate	3.5%	14.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1973	1979