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Lynden, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Lynden is a Census city of 16,234 people across 5.49 square miles of land, in Whatcom County. Median household income is $103,233, 66.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 40 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lynden
What Lynden is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.49 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,957
- County holding the largest share of its areaWhatcom County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lynden
How many people live in Lynden
- Population16,234
- Median age35.2
- Population under 184,000
- Share under 1824.6 percent
- Population 65 and over2,947
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent
- Households6,018
- Family households4,153
- Share of households that are families69.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lynden
Income and work in Lynden
- Median household income$103,233
- Per capita income$46,608
- Civilian labor force8,431
- Employed8,126
- Unemployed305 plus or minus 130
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over10,821
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lynden
Housing in Lynden
- Housing units6,210
- Occupied units6,018
- Vacant units192 plus or minus 154
- Vacancy rate3.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied3,984
- Renter occupied2,034
- Ownership rate66.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$596,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,707
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.8 percent
- Single family units4,429
- Share single family71.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,635 plus or minus 369
- Share in buildings of two or more26.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes146 plus or minus 92
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lynden
How Lynden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,924
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,294
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,675 plus or minus 367
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Drove alone75.9 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home13.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lynden
SBA loans in Lynden (7(a))
- Approvals40
- Gross approval$13,161,700
- Average approval$329,043
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$821,650
- Largest approval$3,475,000
- Jobs supported226
- Jobs per approval5.7
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.5 percent
- Share to franchises7.5 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lynden, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lynden
SBA loans in Lynden (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$15,162,000
- Average approval$1,083,000
- Median approval$430,500
- Largest approval$4,569,000
- Jobs supported141
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lynden, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lynden
Flood risk in Lynden
- NFIP communityCity of Lynden
- NFIP community number530202
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/18/19
The City of Lynden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530202 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Whatcom County, not Lynden
Whatcom County context, not Lynden figures
- Establishments in Whatcom County7,146
- Covered employment, Whatcom County93,430
- Average annual pay, Whatcom County$65,174
- Housing units permitted, Whatcom County1,190
Every figure in this section is published for Whatcom County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lynden.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lynden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lynden, Washington?
16,234, in 6,018 households. Lynden city covers 5.49 square miles of land, which is 2,957 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lynden in?
Whatcom County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lynden?
$103,233. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $596,600. Median gross rent is $1,707 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lynden businesses?
40 7(a) approvals totaling $13.2 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 14 504 approvals worth $15.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lynden, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lynden borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lynden. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lynden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lynden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lynden, city of, community 530202, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lynden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Whatcom County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lynden.
Is zoning published for Lynden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.