Washington > King County > Redmond
Redmond, WA
King County · population ~83,320
Population
83,320
↑ 54% since 2010
Jobs
122,417
↑ 37% since 2010
Renters
57%
↑ 10pp since 2009
Median income
$162,560
↑ 86% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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What stands out
- 1Only 58.8% of households here are family households — well below the regional median (67%).
- 2Renter-occupied housing outnumbers owner-occupied more than is typical here (43% owner-occupied vs. a regional median of 68%).
- 359% of Redmond's local jobs sit in a single sector (Information (partial technology proxy)) — a signature of one dominant employer rather than broad-based economic diversity.
- 423% of the people who work in Redmond commute in from a single place (Seattle) — the largest single commuting relationship measured here.
Key facts
Population
83,320
Jobs
122,417
Renters
57%
Median income
$162,560
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 89,035 in 2010 to 122,417 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2020 (+1.3%/year before, +5.4%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Owner-occupancy has fallen 10 percentage points since 2009 (54% to 43% by 2024) — measured across non-overlapping ACS survey windows to avoid over-reading a single year's release.
Local jobs, 2010–2023
The numbers
Each row: the current value, its trend over time, and where it falls among all 82 places we cover.
Family households
ACS 5-yr
58.8%
higher than only 17% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
43.2%
higher than only 3% of places
Local jobs
LODES
122,417
higher than 93% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
37%
higher than 55% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
17,567
higher than 85% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
57%
higher than 94% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
54th pctl
vs. this place's own 2010–2025 permitting history (not a cross-place comparison)
2BR Fair Market Rent
HUD, county-level
$2,549
FY2020 → FY2027, shared across this HUD metro area — not place-specific
Housing mix
ACS 5-yr — current housing stock, not new permits
Single-family53%
Multifamily (5+ units)47%
Where Redmond's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Seattle
22.9%
Redmond
13.8%
Bellevue
13.3%
Kirkland
9.1%
Sammamish
8.1%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks98
Schools13
Grocery stores13
Hospitals2
Libraries1
Nearest community site: Redmond United Methodist Church (Churches), 0.45 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Information (partial technology proxy)59% (72,164)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)9% (11,204)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)5% (6,488)
Education (includes academia/research)5% (6,269)
Hospitality4% (5,152)
Healthcare & Social Assistance4% (4,544)
Construction / Real Estate4% (4,310)
Logistics / Industrial3% (3,721)
Retail3% (3,610)
Administrative & Support Services2% (2,296)
Other1% (1,182)
Finance1% (764)
Government (Public Administration)1% (713)