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Bellingham, WA

94,712 Population
28.2 square miles 3,358.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: 38.5 ±0.6
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$38,656 ±$3,213 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: $43,138 ±$2,292
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $52,011 ±$541
$54,867 ±$4,075 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: $74,884 ±$5,251
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Washington: $94,605 ±$1,221

22% ±4.1% (20,007  ±3,687) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: 13.4% † 30,548 (±2.1% / ±4,727)
  • more than double the rate in Washington: 10.4% 794,426 (±0.3% / ±26,113)

18.2 minutes ±1.6 (739,860  ±83,134) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: 23.4 2,300,495 (±1.7 / ±190,216)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Washington: 26.7 85,416,730 (±0.2 / ±973,110)

Families

42,207 ±2,055 Number of households
  • the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: 93,449 ±2,027
  • Washington: 3,101,265 ±10,961
2.1 ±0.1 (90,334  ±142) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: 2.4 226,835 (±0.1 / ±137)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.5 † 7,659,849 (±,179.1 / ±-555,555,600)

2.5% ±1.5% (694  ±418) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: 2.4% † 1,369 (±1% / ±585)
  • about half the rate in Washington: 5.3% 97,347 (±0.3% / ±6,087)

Housing

44,910 ±2,135 Number of housing units
  • the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: 105,216 ±73
  • Washington: 3,361,561 ±310

$628,000 ±$34,149 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: $611,200 ±$17,980
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $576,000 ±$3,882

20.9% ±3.5% (19,640  ±3,256.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: 14.2% † 32,660 (±1.8% / ±4,196.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 14.2% 1,099,648 (±0.4% / ±28,225.1)

Social

96.5% ±5.7% (59,316  ±4,222.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: 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)
48.2% ±3.8% (29,594  ±2,613.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: 40% 64,045 (±2.2% / ±3,598.7)
  • about 20 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

7.9% ±1.5% (7,443  ±1,403) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: 9.3% † 21,561 (±22,270.2% / ±2,725)
  • about half the rate in Washington: 15.5% † 1,213,933 (±1,104.8% / ±21,847)

4.8% ±1.4% (3,883  ±1,096) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Bellingham, WA Metro Area: 6.1% † 11,504 (±1% / ±1,804)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 7.6% 465,141 (±0.2% / ±9,288)
3,883 Total veterans ±1,096 3,581 Male ±1,093 302 Female ±299

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