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Bellingham, WA Metro Area

230,677 Population
2,107.9 square miles 109.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$44,596 ±$2,965 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$79,220 ±$5,025 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

11.6% ±1.9% (26,140  ±4,323) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

21.5 minutes ±1 (2,108,735  ±134,458) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

94,813 ±1,621 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0 (225,815  ±259) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

3.1% ±1.4% (1,756  ±770) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

103,719 ±126 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$601,200 ±$16,986 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

14.1% ±1.9% (32,246  ±4,394.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

94.6% ±3.8% (148,695  ±6,071.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
40.4% ±2.5% (63,565  ±3,903.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

10.5% (24,138  ±2,385) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

6.3% ±0.8% (11,761  ±1,481) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
11,761 Total veterans ±1,481 10,773 Male ±1,295 988 Female ±539

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