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Bellingham, WA Metro Area

231,919 Population
2,107.9 square miles 110 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,138 ±$2,292 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$74,884 ±$5,251 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.4% ±2.1% (30,548  ±4,727) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.4 minutes ±1.7 (2,300,495  ±190,216) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

93,449 ±2,027 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (226,835  ±137) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

2.4% ±1% (1,369  ±585) 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

105,216 ±73 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$611,200 ±$17,980 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.2% ±1.8% (32,660  ±4,196.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

94.2% ±3.7% (150,712  ±5,862.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
40% ±2.2% (64,045  ±3,598.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

9.3% ±22,270.2% (21,561  ±2,725) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.1% ±1% (11,504  ±1,804) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
11,504 Total veterans ±1,804 10,689 Male ±1,758 815 Female ±354

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