Redmond is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 45,389 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Redmond is the 15th largest community in Washington.

Redmond is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.97% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Redmond is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Redmond who work in computer science and math (17.76%), management occupations (14.51%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.12%).

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.

Redmond, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Redmond is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Redmond Information and Demographics

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 52.87% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Redmond in 2000 was $36,233, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,932 for a family of four. However, Redmond contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Redmond is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Redmond home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Redmond is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Redmond include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, Swedish, Scottish, French, and European.

In addition, Redmond has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.64%).

The most common language spoken in Redmond is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.