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Bellingham, WA Metro Area

234,954 Population
2,107.9 square miles 111.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,500 ±$1,629 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$86,162 ±$7,154 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.4% ±1.7% (26,198  ±3,938) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.6 minutes ±0.9 (2,140,845  ±134,027) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

97,076 ±1,917 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (229,802  ±129) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.1% ±1% (1,214  ±614) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

106,273 ±63 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$627,800 ±$17,473 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.9% ±1.9% (34,847  ±4,499.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.4% ±3.7% (152,953  ±6,109.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
42% ±2.5% (68,094  ±4,111.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

11.3% (26,602  ±2,837) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.9% ±0.7% (11,373  ±1,396) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
11,373 Total veterans ±1,396 10,678 Male ±1,241 695 Female ±464

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