Bellingham, Washington Neighborhood Info

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Bellingham, Washington QuickFacts

	Bellingham, Washington	United States
Total population	67,171	281,421,906
State	Washington
City	bellingham

Bellingham, Washington Population

	Bellingham, Washington	%, Bellingham, Washington	United States
Male	32,291	48.07%	49.06%
Female	34,880	51.93%	50.94%
Median age (years)	30.4		35.3

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	Bellingham, Washington	%, Bellingham, Washington	United States
18 years and over	55,286	82.31%	74.31%
21 years and over	47,970	71.41%	69.97%
62 years and over	9,457	14.08%	14.66%
65 years and over	8,357	12.44%	12.43%

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	Bellingham, Washington	%, Bellingham, Washington	United States
White	59,031	87.88%	75.14%
Black or African American	655	0.98%	12.32%
Asian	2,853	4.25%	3.64%
Some other race	2,563	3.82%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,069	3.08%	2.43%

Bellingham, Washington Housing

	Bellingham, Washington	%, Bellingham, Washington	United States
Total households	27,999		105,480,101
Family households (families)	13,990	49.97%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	14,009	50.03%	31.94%

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	Bellingham, Washington	%, Bellingham, Washington	United States
Total housing units	29,425		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,475	5.01%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	27,999	95.15%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	13,487	45.84%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	14,512	49.32%	30.77%

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	Bellingham, Washington	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	87	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,025	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,904	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,915	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,919	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	896	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	150	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	23	0.57%
Median (dollars)	156,100	119,600

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	Bellingham, Washington	%, Bellingham, Washington	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	9,739	34.78%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	8,505	30.38%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,692	13.19%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,135	11.2%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,407	5.03%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,471	5.25%	9.65%

Bellingham, Washington Education

	Bellingham, Washington	%, Bellingham, Washington	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	23,346		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	827	3.54%	6.47%
Kindergarten	613	2.63%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,887	20.93%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,436	10.43%	21.38%
College or graduate school	14,583	62.46%	22.81%

Bellingham, Washington Economy

	Bellingham, Washington	%, Bellingham, Washington	United States
Population 16 years and over	56,689		217,168,077
In labor force	37,631	66.38%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	37,563	66.26%	63.39%
- - Employed	33,704	59.45%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,859	6.81%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	68	0.12%	0.53%
Not in labor force	19,058	33.62%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	29,433	51.92%	51.66%
In labor force	18,106	31.94%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	18,106	31.94%	29.65%
- - Employed	16,314	28.78%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,881	6.85%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,211		12,787,501

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	Bellingham, Washington	%, Bellingham, Washington	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	28,012		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,925	14.01%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,389	8.53%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,476	15.98%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,962	14.14%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,530	16.17%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,654	16.61%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,847	6.59%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,450	5.18%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	450	1.61%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	329	1.17%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	32,530		41,994

	Bellingham, Washington	%, Bellingham, Washington	United States
With earnings	22,360	39.44%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	42,139		56,604
With Social Security income	6,673	11.77%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,594		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,129	1.99%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,704		6,320
With public assistance income	897	1.58%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,687		3,032
With retirement income	4,156	7.33%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,360		17,376

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