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Lynden, WA Urban Area

16,447 Population
5.3 square miles 3,095.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.2 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$46,190 ±$4,724 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$103,714 ±$8,015 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.2% ±3.7% (1,169  ±604) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21 minutes ±1.4 (147,285  ±16,440) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,037 ±360 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (16,275  ±284) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.7% ±5.5% (370  ±213) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,229 ±381 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$595,200 ±$19,550 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.7% ±4.5% (2,218  ±722.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.3% ±6.9% (10,389  ±920.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
33.2% ±4.2% (3,622  ±497.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.5% ±2.5% (1,722  ±409) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.4% ±2.3% (1,028  ±287) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,028 Total veterans ±287 876 Male ±255 152 Female ±124

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