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Bellingham School District, WA

112,670 Population
90.9 square miles 1,239.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.5 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Whatcom County: 38.5 ±0.6
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$42,013 ±$2,964 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Whatcom County: $43,138 ±$2,292
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $52,011 ±$541
$60,768 ±$4,043 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Whatcom County: $74,884 ±$5,251
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $94,605 ±$1,221

18.2% ±3.2% (19,795  ±3,560) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Whatcom County: 13.4% † 30,548 (±2.1% / ±4,727)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 10.4% 794,426 (±0.3% / ±26,113)

19.4 minutes ±1.3 (928,330  ±89,385) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Whatcom County: 23.4 2,300,495 (±1.7 / ±190,216)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Washington: 26.7 85,416,730 (±0.2 / ±973,110)

Families

49,636 ±2,204 Number of households
  • Whatcom County: 93,449 ±2,027
  • Washington: 3,101,265 ±10,961
2.2 ±0.1 (108,321  ±3,249) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Whatcom County: 2.4 226,835 (±0.1 / ±137)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,659,849

2.4% ±1.4% (744  ±432) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Whatcom County: 2.4% † 1,369 (±1% / ±585)
  • about half the rate in Washington: 5.3% 97,347 (±0.3% / ±6,087)

Housing

53,818 ±1,943 Number of housing units
  • Whatcom County: 105,216 ±73
  • Washington: 3,361,561 ±310

$636,100 ±$27,015 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Whatcom County: $611,200 ±$17,980
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $576,000 ±$3,882

18.4% ±3% (20,540  ±3,388.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Whatcom County: 14.2% † 32,660 (±1.8% / ±4,196.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 14.2% 1,099,648 (±0.4% / ±28,225.1)

Social

96.9% ±4.9% (73,075  ±4,520.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Whatcom County: 94.2% 150,712 (±3.7% / ±5,862.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 92.4% 5,090,206 (±0.7% / ±36,316.2)
50.1% ±3.4% (37,789  ±2,925.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Whatcom County: 40% 64,045 (±2.2% / ±3,598.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 40.5% 2,229,338 (±0.4% / ±21,620.9)

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

7% ±1.2% (7,931  ±1,380) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Whatcom County: 9.3% 21,561
  • about half the rate in Washington: 15.5% 1,213,933

5.4% ±1.2% (5,126  ±1,124) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Whatcom County: 6.1% † 11,504 (±1% / ±1,804)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 7.6% 465,141 (±0.2% / ±9,288)
5,126 Total veterans ±1,124 4,736 Male ±1,123 390 Female ±321

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