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Bellingham, WA Urban Area

128,737 Population
50.2 square miles 2,565.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,594 ±$2,828 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$62,556 ±$5,002 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17.4% ±3% (21,674  ±3,798) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21 minutes ±1.7 (1,183,695  ±123,461) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

56,375 ±2,340 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (124,191  ±3,961) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

2.6% ±1.4% (897  ±477) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

60,842 ±1,871 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$614,600 ±$21,773 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

17.5% ±2.6% (22,379  ±3,371.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

96% ±4.3% (83,976  ±4,798.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
47.5% ±3% (41,519  ±3,036.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

8.7% ±1.4% (11,254  ±1,834) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.5% ±1.1% (5,903  ±1,146) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
5,903 Total veterans ±1,146 5,513 Male ±1,146 390 Female ±321

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