2024 population: 234,954 ( 8,110 from 2020)
Land area: 2107.9 square miles
Population density: 111.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	178,533	75.99%	1.0%
Black:	2,674	1.14%	11.6%
Indian:	5,322	2.27%	3.7%
Asian:	13,072	5.56%	17.7%
2+ races:	9,128	3.89%	11.0%
Hispanic:	26,225	11.16%	14.8%

Total non-White:	56,421	24.01%	12.6%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,392	9.2
Deaths:	8,627	9.5
Net Migration:	5,390	5.9
Net Immigration:	2,579	2.8

Change in White population:	1,777	0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,333	2.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
226,844
176,756	77.92%
2,396	1.06%
5,525	2.44%
11,106	4.90%
8,222	3.62%
22,839	10.07%
50,088	22.08%

2010
201,140
164,675	81.87%
1,789	0.89%
5,070	2.52%
7,447	3.70%
6,038	3.00%
15,756	7.83%
36,465	18.13%

2000
166,814
143,842	86.23%
1,065	0.64%
4,396	2.64%
4,821	2.89%
3,654	2.19%
8,687	5.21%
22,972	13.77%

1990
127,780
117,593	92.03%
618	0.48%
3,816	2.99%
2,507	1.96%
n/a
3,246	2.54%
10,187	7.97%

1980
106,701
100,669	94.35%
241	0.23%
2,939	2.75%
846	0.79%
n/a
1,957	1.83%
6,032	5.65%

1970
81,950
78,330	95.58%
199	0.24%
1,927	2.35%
307	0.37%
n/a
956	1.17%
3,620	4.42%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
20,961	10.4
14,686	7.3
18,038	9.0
3,788	1.9

12,081	6.0
13,623	6.8

Number	Rate
2000's
19,800	11.9
12,286	7.4
21,598	12.9
5,322	3.2

20,833	12.5
13,493	8.1

Number	Rate
1990's
19,274	15.1
11,071	8.7
21,093	16.5
4,941	3.9

26,249	20.5
12,785	10.0

Number	Rate
1980's
16,503	15.5
8,592	8.1
12,911	12.1
n/a

16,924	15.9
4,155	3.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
18,121	22.1
n/a

22,339	27.3
2,412	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Bellingham, WA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.8
42,934	18.3%
192,020	81.7%
40,971	17.4%

91,171
2.43

54,640	59.9%
43,780	80.1%
3,809	7.0%
36,531	40.1%

2010
Number	Percent
36.6
42,205	21.0%
158,935	79.0%
26,640	13.2%

80,370
2.43

48,862	60.8%
38,577	79.0%
4,208	8.6%
31,508	39.2%

2000
Number	Percent
34.0
40,147	24.1%
126,667	75.9%
19,418	11.6%

64,464
2.51

41,330	64.1%
33,612	81.3%
3,593	8.7%
23,134	35.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
31,821	24.9%
95,959	75.1%
16,225	12.7%

48,645
2.53

32,528	66.9%
27,613	84.9%
2,505	7.7%
16,117	33.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.8
28,266	26.5%
78,435	73.5%
11,941	11.2%

39,572
2.60

26,991	68.2%
23,468	86.9%
1,723	6.4%
12,581	31.8%

2022 Housing Data for Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,809	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,639	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,857	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,888	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,818	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,006	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,758	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,246	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,883	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,847	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,571	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,861	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,596	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,177	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,218	9.0%
$200,000 or more	7,997	8.8%

Median Household Income	77,581
Per Capita Income	40,916

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	102

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,283	4.7%
Public Assistance	3,284	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,370	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	94,491	71.4%
Unemployed	4,932	3.7%
In Armed Forces	387	0.3%

Total Labor Force	99,810	75.4%
Not in Labor Force	32,610	24.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	39,322	29,987	56.7%
Non-Profit	3,451	6,269	35.5%
Self-Employed	8,167	5,927	57.9%

Local Government	3,340	5,244	38.9%
State Government	3,226	3,898	45.3%
Federal Government	1,602	847	65.4%

Total Private + Self	47,489	35,914	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,619	16,258	41.7%
Total	59,108	52,172	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17,699	15.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	21,067	18.9%
Professional, Technical	26,910	24.1%
Service Occupations	20,513	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,737	1.6%
All others	25,268	22.7%

White Collar		58.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,761	13.2%
Manufacturing	11,858	10.6%
Educational services	11,472	10.3%
Retail trade	11,042	9.9%
Construction	9,363	8.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,345	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	8,337	7.5%
Other services	6,630	5.9%
Public administration	5,889	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	4,289	3.8%
Finance and insurance	3,245	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,240	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,757	2.5%
Wholesale trade	2,575	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,557	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,361	2.1%
Information	1,920	1.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	413	0.4%
Utilities	357	0.3%
Management	46	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	16,018	7.07%
Puerto Rican	905	0.40%
Cuban	281	0.12%
Dominican	153	0.07%

Total Central American	1,926	0.85%
Costa Rican	244	0.11%
Guatemalan	739	0.33%
Honduran	263	0.12%
Nicaraguan	9	0.00%
Panamanian	89	0.04%
Salvadoran	582	0.26%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	903	0.40%
Argentinean	121	0.05%
Bolivian	74	0.03%
Chilean	69	0.03%
Colombian	139	0.06%
Ecuadorian	61	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	317	0.14%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	91	0.04%
Other South American	31	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,783	1.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,592	1.14%
Chinese	2,193	0.97%
Vietnamese	1,466	0.65%
Filipino	1,096	0.48%
Korean	751	0.33%
Japanese	331	0.15%
Thai	285	0.13%
Taiwanese	145	0.06%
Cambodian	123	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	189,245	87.8%
Spanish	13,318	6.2%
Other Indo-European	2,794	1.3%
Chinese	1,948	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,736	0.8%
Other Asian	1,256	0.6%
German, other Germanic	1,153	0.5%
Vietnamese	901	0.4%
Other	870	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	35,318	15.6%
English	27,604	12.2%
Irish	21,633	9.6%
Norwegian	12,141	5.4%
Dutch	11,945	5.3%
European	8,766	3.9%
Italian	7,600	3.4%
Scottish	7,396	3.3%
Swedish	7,106	3.1%
American	6,478	2.9%
French	5,961	2.6%
Polish	4,482	2.0%
Russian	2,860	1.3%
British	2,666	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	2,465	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	215,938	95.3%
Not a citizen	10,585	4.7%

Native	204,144	90.1%
Foreign-born	22,379	9.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,271	2.1%	6,941	4.6%	33,470	21.9%	52,373	34.3%	34,017	22.3%	22,434	14.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,271	2.1%
9-12 Years	6,941	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,470	21.9%
Some College	52,373	34.3%
Bach. Degree	34,017	22.3%
Grad Degree	22,434	14.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	136,038	128,918	7,120	5.2%
1991	140,116	130,960	9,156	6.5%
1992	146,704	135,284	11,420	7.8%
1993	150,020	138,166	11,854	7.9%
1994	150,658	138,700	11,958	7.9%
1995	158,292	146,452	11,840	7.5%
1996	160,430	149,216	11,214	7.0%
1997	160,508	151,294	9,214	5.7%
1998	163,486	154,568	8,918	5.5%
1999	171,312	162,566	8,746	5.1%

2000	178,630	168,764	9,866	5.5%
2001	177,886	166,274	11,612	6.5%
2002	183,202	170,754	12,448	6.8%
2003	189,948	177,134	12,814	6.7%
2004	197,724	185,710	12,014	6.1%
2005	204,556	193,604	10,952	5.4%
2006	205,926	195,858	10,068	4.9%
2007	212,472	202,724	9,748	4.6%
2008	217,370	206,100	11,270	5.2%
2009	211,460	194,852	16,608	7.9%

2010	204,602	187,082	17,520	8.6%
2011	203,538	187,114	16,424	8.1%
2012	205,544	190,226	15,318	7.5%
2013	204,114	189,286	14,828	7.3%
2014	202,318	189,426	12,892	6.4%
2015	208,572	196,540	12,032	5.8%
2016	214,426	202,118	12,308	5.7%
2017	219,978	209,178	10,800	4.9%
2018	223,448	212,966	10,482	4.7%
2019	230,326	218,886	11,440	5.0%

2020	229,432	207,984	21,448	9.3%
2021	225,006	211,356	13,650	6.1%
2022	230,174	218,908	11,266	4.9%
2023	230,020	220,074	9,946	4.3%
2024	227,594	217,282	10,312	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	100,394
Median Value	$475,000

Occupied	91,171	90.8%
Vacant	9,223	9.2%

Owned	57,442	63.0%
Rented	33,729	37.0%
Median Rent	$1,370

Single-Family Units	66,183	65.9%
Detached	62,978	62.7%
Attached	3,205	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	20,186	20.1%
Mobile Homes	6,585	6.6%

Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bellingham, WA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Bellingham, WA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bellingham, WA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bellingham, WA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bellingham, WA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Bellingham, WA Metro Area