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Whatcom County (South)--Greater Bellingham City PUMA, WA

118,335 Population
108.6 square miles 1,089.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.3 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,278 ±$2,455 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $55,177 ±$479
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$78,537 ±$4,784 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.1% ±2.5% (17,277  ±2,853) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 9.9% 776,683 (±0.3% / ±22,218)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.6 minutes ±0.6 (971,485  ±48,299) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

52,135 ±2,413 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (113,762  ±3,665) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.5% ±1.1% (544  ±400) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

54,813 ±2,387 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$690,700 ±$33,987 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $602,200 ±$3,897
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

22.2% ±3.3% (26,155  ±3,944.7) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 13.7% 1,081,341 (±0.4% / ±28,883.7)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

96.7% ±3.8% (76,279  ±4,496.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,196,048 (±0.7% / ±38,059.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
54.1% ±3.4% (42,663  ±3,288.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 41% 2,309,863 (±0.5% / ±25,188.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

12.1% ±2.1% (13,544  ±2,394.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 21.4% 1,583,146 (±0.2% / ±13,181.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

6.4% ±1.5% (7,605  ±1,731) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.5% ±1.2% (5,535  ±1,170) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 7.3% 455,376 (±0.2% / ±9,621)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,535 Total veterans ±1,170 5,033 Male ±1,069 502 Female ±386

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