About Lynden

Lynden is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 9,093 people and just one neighborhood, Lynden is the 88th largest community in Washington.

Lynden is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lynden is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lynden who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.68%), sales jobs (11.60%), and teaching (7.79%).

One of the nice things about Lynden is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Being a small city, Lynden does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Lynden Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Lynden citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.94% of adults in Lynden have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Lynden in 2000 was $20,639, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,556 for a family of four.

The people who call Lynden home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lynden is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lynden include Dutch, German, English, Norwegian, Irish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Lynden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other West Germanic languages.