In Lynnwood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.37 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 education level of Lynnwood citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.62% of adults in Lynnwood have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Lynnwood in 2022 was $37,758, 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 $151,032 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 15.87% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lynnwood include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, and Ethiopian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Lynnwood's cultural character, accounting for 30.15% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Lynnwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
