Edmonds vs North Lynnwood

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

Edmonds and North 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 23,653 in North Lynnwood). Edmonds has the higher median household income ($116,095 vs $102,888 in North Lynnwood). Edmonds has the higher median home value ($840,200 vs $565,000 in North Lynnwood).

Population, income & housing

	Edmonds	North Lynnwood
Population	42,783	23,653
Median age	46.3 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$116,095	$102,888
Median home value	$840,200	$565,000
Median gross rent	$1,850	$2,050
Housing units	19,447	10,467
Homeownership rate	70.2%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	42.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edmonds	North Lynnwood
Population	42,040 → 42,783 (+1.8%)	23,620 → 23,653 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$89,229 → $116,095 (+30.1%)	$73,565 → $102,888 (+39.9%)
Median home value	$536,900 → $840,200 (+56.5%)	$363,700 → $565,000 (+55.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,466 → $1,850 (+26.2%)	$1,683 → $2,050 (+21.8%)

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

North Lynnwood

Population

23,62023,653

Median household income

$73,565$102,888

Median home value

$363,700$565,000

Median gross rent

$1,683$2,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edmonds	North Lynnwood
Under 5	4.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	12.2%	14.4%
18 to 24	5.5%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	24.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	16.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	15.3%	10.8%
65 to 74	13.0%	6.0%
75 and over	9.5%	1.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edmonds	North Lynnwood
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	45.4%
Black or African American	2.2%	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	10.2%	17.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	1.0%
Some other race	0.5%	3.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edmonds	North Lynnwood
No high school diploma	2.4%	8.3%
High school graduate	16.4%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.6%	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edmonds	North Lynnwood
Drove alone	60.3%	66.0%
Carpooled	6.1%	10.2%
Public transit	4.0%	6.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	25.3%	15.8%
Other means	1.3%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edmonds	North Lynnwood
1-unit, detached	59.5%	30.4%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	20.9%
20 or more units	16.7%	31.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Edmonds	North Lynnwood
Poverty rate	3.5%	7.0%
Average household size	2.29	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1973	2001