Lynnwood is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 41,597 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Lynnwood is the 31st largest community in Washington. Housing costs in Lynnwood are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lynnwood is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lynnwood is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lynnwood who work in office and administrative support (9.67%), management occupations (9.31%), and business and financial occupations (7.81%). Also of interest is that Lynnwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.22% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Lynnwood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.21 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Lynnwood is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Lynnwood area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.The citizens of Lynnwood are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.90% of adults in Lynnwood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Lynnwood in 2022 was $42,390, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,560 for a family of four. However, Lynnwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lynnwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lynnwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lynnwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Lynnwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.58% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lynnwood include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Ethiopian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Lynnwood's cultural character, accounting for 29.16% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Lynnwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
