Redmond, WA

Census Place

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2024 Population
77,353
US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2024 Poverty Rate
5.63%
2.36% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$162,560
0.284% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$1.17M
6.97% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
42,861
2.41% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Redmond, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

70.2% of the residents in Redmond, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Redmond, WA are DigiPen Institute of Technology (235 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Redmond, WA was $1.17M, and the homeownership rate was 43.2%.

Most people in Redmond, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Redmond, WA was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Redmond, WA is home to a population of 77.4k people, from which 70.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 45.2% of Redmond, WA residents were born outside of the country (34.9k people).

In 2024, there were 1.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (34.6k people) in Redmond, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 31.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3.47k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

70.2%
2024 Citizenship
70.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 70.2% of Redmond, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Redmond, WA was 70.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Redmond, WA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    34.6k ± 1.94k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    31.1k ± 1.98k
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    3.47k ± 609
6.69%
Hispanic Population
5.17k people

In 2024, there were 1.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (34.6k people) in Redmond, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 31.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3.47k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.69% of the people in Redmond, WA are hispanic (5.17k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    248,556 ± 12,042 people
  2. India
    107,324 ± 7,987 people
  3. China
    89,838 ± 7,316 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 248,556 Washington residents, followed by India with 107,324 and China with 89,838.

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Foreign-Born Population

45.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
34.9k people
44.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
33.5k people

As of 2024, 45.2% of Redmond, WA residents (34.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Redmond, WA was 44.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    639 ± 197
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    520 ± 249
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    199 ± 100

Redmond, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Redmond, WA employs 42.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Redmond, WA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (15,660 people), Retail Trade (5,241 people), and Information (3,686 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($250,001), Information ($191,574), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($177,614).

Employment

Occupations

42.9k
2024 Value
± 1,893
2.41%
1 Year growth
± 5.99%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Redmond, WA grew at a rate of 2.41%, from 41.9k employees to 42.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Redmond, WA, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (15,447 people), Management Occupations (6,614 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (2,950 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Redmond, WA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

42.9k
2024 Value
± 1,893
2.41%
1 Year growth
± 5.99%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Redmond, WA grew at a rate of 2.41%, from 41.9k employees to 42.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Redmond, WA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (15,660 people), Retail Trade (5,241 people), and Information (3,686 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Redmond, WA, though some of these residents may live in Redmond, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$148,950
Median earning men ± $9,925
$83,586
Median earning women ± $5,677

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($226,118), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($180,447), and Retail Trade ($131,159).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($220,250), Information ($154,574), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($143,065).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.62%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Redmond, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (57.2%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (39%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.4%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Redmond, WA awarded 235 degrees. The student population of Redmond, WA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 760 male students and 340 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Redmond, WA are White (118 and 65.6%), Unknown (17 and 9.44%), Asian (16 and 8.89%), and Hispanic or Latino (13 and 7.22%).

The largest universities in Redmond, WA by number of degrees awarded are DigiPen Institute of Technology (235 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Redmond, WA are Modeling, Virtual Environments, & Simulation (103 and 43.8%), Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, & Special Effects (69 and 29.4%), and Human Computer Interaction (40 and 17%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Redmond, WA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 68%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 33.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,100 (69.1% men and 30.9% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,100 students enrolled in Redmond, WA, 69.1% men and 30.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 578 records, of which 27.9% were women and 72.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, & Special Effects
    65 degrees awarded
  2. Human Computer Interaction
    40 degrees awarded
  3. Modeling, Virtual Environments, & Simulation
    91 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Redmond, WA was Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, & Special Effects with 65 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
235 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was DigiPen Institute of Technology with 235 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 169 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Redmond, WA, which is 2.56 times more than the 66 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 118 degrees mean that there were 6.94 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 17 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($37,200) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($200) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($880) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Redmond, WA was $1.17M in 2024, which is 3.51 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.09M to $1.17M, a 6.97% increase. The homeownership rate in Redmond, WA is 43.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Redmond, WA have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Redmond, WA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$1.17M
Median Property Value 2024
±$37,167
$14,302
Median Property Taxes
±$901

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Redmond, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

43.2%
Homeownership
2024
68.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 43.2% of the housing units in Redmond, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 45.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$162,560
Median Household Income
± $10,119
33.1k
Number of Households
± 1,610

In 2024, the median household income of the 33.1k households in Redmond, WA grew to $162,560 from the previous year's value of $162,099.

The following chart displays the households in Redmond, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Redmond, WA is from Washington.
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Washington
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2023, the income inequality in Washington was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (45.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (38.4%)
  3. Carpooled (5.71%)

In 2024, 45.7% of workers in Redmond, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (38.4%) and those who carpooled to work (5.71%).

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Commute Time

22.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Redmond, WA have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.581% of the workforce in Redmond, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Redmond, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Redmond, WA have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.63% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Redmond, WA (4.34k out of 77k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Redmond, WA is White, followed by Asian and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.3% of the population of Redmond, WA has health coverage, with 74% on employee plans, 4.79% on Medicaid, 7.16% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 0.225% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.1% were men and 47.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 28.4% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.1% were men and 47.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.68%
Uninsured
74%
Employer Coverage
4.79%
Medicaid
7.16%
Medicare
10.2%
Non-Group
0.225%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Redmond, WA grew by 2.8% from 3.58% to 3.68%.

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