Edmonds is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 42,593 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Edmonds is the 29th largest community in Washington. Edmonds home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Edmonds real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Edmonds is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.70% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Edmonds is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Edmonds who work in management occupations (15.77%), office and administrative support (10.93%), and sales jobs (9.71%). Also of interest is that Edmonds 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: 21.18% 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. Edmonds is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Edmonds use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Edmonds‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Edmonds, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Edmonds is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.29% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Edmonds in 2022 was $68,793, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $275,172 for a family of four. Edmonds is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Edmonds home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Edmonds residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Edmonds include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and European. The most common language spoken in Edmonds is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
