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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.22% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Lynnwood is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Lynnwood, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The education level of Lynnwood citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.

Lynnwood also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.16%.

The most common language spoken in Lynnwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.