Redmond is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 80,280 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Redmond is the 17th largest community in Washington. Redmond home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Redmond real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Redmond is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.80% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Redmond is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Redmond who work in computer science and math (34.12%), management occupations (15.97%), and business and financial occupations (6.51%). Also of interest is that Redmond 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: 31.94% 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. For the size of the city, public transportation in Redmond is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Redmond, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Redmond, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Redmond is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 73.25% 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 Redmond in 2022 was $82,565, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $330,260 for a family of four. Redmond is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Redmond home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Redmond residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Redmond include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Redmond's cultural character, accounting for 42.87% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Redmond is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Chinese.
