Everett vs Lynnwood

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

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

Everett has the higher population (111,083 vs 40,953 in Lynnwood). Everett has the higher median household income ($81,502 vs $76,439 in Lynnwood). Lynnwood has the higher median home value ($635,800 vs $532,300 in Everett).

Population, income & housing

	Everett	Lynnwood
Population	111,083	40,953
Median age	37.1 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$81,502	$76,439
Median home value	$532,300	$635,800
Median gross rent	$1,675	$1,675
Housing units	47,499	17,617
Homeownership rate	50.0%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Everett	Lynnwood
Population	109,766 → 111,083 (+1.2%)	38,143 → 40,953 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$60,759 → $81,502 (+34.1%)	$63,743 → $76,439 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$322,700 → $532,300 (+65.0%)	$395,300 → $635,800 (+60.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,241 → $1,675 (+35.0%)	$1,303 → $1,675 (+28.5%)

Everett

Population

109,766111,083

Median household income

$60,759$81,502

Median home value

$322,700$532,300

Median gross rent

$1,241$1,675

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)

	Everett	Lynnwood
Under 5	5.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.5%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.0%
25 to 34	17.9%	15.9%
35 to 44	14.4%	14.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.3%	10.0%
75 and over	5.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Everett	Lynnwood
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	50.9%
Black or African American	6.4%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	10.0%	19.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.3%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.6%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.3%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Everett	Lynnwood
No high school diploma	11.0%	11.1%
High school graduate	26.2%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Everett	Lynnwood
Drove alone	68.0%	65.6%
Carpooled	10.4%	9.9%
Public transit	3.4%	7.8%
Walked	3.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.7%
Worked from home	12.4%	13.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Everett	Lynnwood
1-unit, detached	44.4%	46.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	16.6%	16.5%
20 or more units	18.3%	20.8%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Everett	Lynnwood
Poverty rate	12.1%	14.2%
Average household size	2.43	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1980	1979