Whatcom County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	37%
State:	35%

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Races in Whatcom County, Washington:

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 82,188	(49.3%)
Females: 84,626	(50.7%)

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Whatcom County:	2.5 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$46,506
Washington:	$55,591

This county:	$659
State:	$721

Whatcom County:	$305,500
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $383,963

Here:	$383,963
State:	$389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $296,991

Here:	$296,991
State:	$335,498

In 2-unit structures: $475,930

Here:	$475,930
State:	$357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $269,708

Here:	$269,708
State:	$300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $259,222

Here:	$259,222
State:	$299,543

Mobile homes: $83,153

Here:	$83,153
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $49,859

Here:	$49,859
State:	$62,453

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 29
• Robberies: 16
• Assaults: 81
• Burglaries: 702
• Thefts: 1083
• Auto thefts: 200

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 42
• Robberies: 9
• Assaults: 115
• Burglaries: 745
• Thefts: 921
• Auto thefts: 188

Whatcom County:	16.0%
Washington:	11.4%

This county:	14.2%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	6.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Area name: Bellingham, WA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Whatcom County is $571 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $716 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1045 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bellingham, Lynden, Ferndale, Birch Bay, Sudden Valley, Blaine, Geneva, Northwest Snohomish, Everson, Sumas.

2005 air pollution in Whatcom County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.064 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.055 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Okanogan County , Skagit County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Whatcom County: Mirror Lake Siding (A), Hilltop (B), Horseshoe Cove Campground (C), Hozomeen Campground (D), Hozomeen Ranger Station (E), Anderson Butte Lookout (F), Laurel Gardens (G), Indian Creek Shelter (H), Maple Grove Campground (I), Northwest Grange (J), Loganita Lodge (K), Nooksack Power Plant (L), Nooksack Lookout (M), Nooksack Falls Viewpoint (N), Nooksack Campground (O), Nightmare Camp (P), Lookout Number 2 (Q), Lighting Creek Campground (R), Newhalem Creek Powerhouse (S), Newhalem Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Whatcom County include: Glendale Church (A), Sunrise Church (B), Evergreen Community Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Haynie Cemetery (1), Berthusen Memorial Park (2), Lummi Cemetery (3), Woodlawn Cemetery (4), Hillsdale Cemetery (5), Indian Joe Cemetery (6), Enterprise Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Baby Lake (A), Bagley Lakes (B), Watson Lakes (C), Middle Lakes (D), Price Lake (E), Bald Lake (F), Jerry Lakes (G), Galena Chain Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hutchinson Creek (A), Sulphide Creek (B), County Line Creek (C), Skeleton Creek (D), Devils Creek (E), Olsen Creek (F), Hozomeen Creek (G), Horsetail Creek (H), Lake Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Whatcom County include: Silver Lake Park (1), Lummi Marine Park (2), Larrabee State Park (3), Samish Park (4), Ross Lake National Recreation Area (5), Tenwent Lake State Wildlife Recreation Area (6), North Cascades National Park (7), Lake Terrell State Game Refuge (8), Hovander Homestead Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: West Beach (A), Neontawanta Beach (B), Hermosa Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.4%
Washington:	9.2%

Current college students: 19,135
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 16,342 (40% naturalized citizens)

Whatcom County:	9.8%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 45,177
• One, attached: 2,006
• Two: 2,234
• 3 or 4: 3,022
• 5 to 9: 2,664
• 10 to 19: 3,891
• 20 or more: 5,364
• Mobile homes: 8,512
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1,023

Housing units in Whatcom County with a mortgage: 21,858 (2,644 second mortgage, 2,152 home equity loan, 81 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,354

Here:	72.3% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Whatcom County-area historical earthquake activity is below Washington state average. It is 69% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from Whatcom County center
On 4/14/1990 at 05:33:26, a magnitude 5.2 (4.4 MB, 4.1 MS, 5.2 ML, Depth: 7.8 mi) earthquake occurred 11.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/29/1995 at 03:11:22, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MW, 5.0 MD, Depth: 10.7 mi) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/23/1997 at 19:13:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.9 MD, Depth: 4.5 mi) earthquake occurred 85.6 miles away from Whatcom County center
On 4/25/2003 at 10:02:12, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.8 MD, Depth: 31.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 89.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/23/2005 at 20:53:15, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, 4.0 MD) earthquake occurred 12.1 miles away from Whatcom County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 60,125 (76%) Carpooled: 8,385 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,528 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Railroad: 15 (0%) Ferryboat: 22 (0%) Taxi: 13 (0%) Motorcycle: 145 (0%) Bicycle: 1,067 (1%) Walked: 3,287 (4%) Other means: 665 (1%) Worked at home: 3,998 (5%)

7.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,012 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.37%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($827 average AGI)

Whatcom County:	0.19%
Washington average:	0.26%

3.61% relocated from other counties in Washington ($16,901 average AGI)
3.57% relocated from other states ($26,284 average AGI)

Whatcom County:	3.57%
Washington average:	3.90%

from King County, WA	1.00% ($38,498 average AGI)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.52% ($38,803)
from Skagit County, WA	0.50% ($31,050)
from Pierce County, WA	0.24% ($32,610)
from Island County, WA	0.17% ($32,293)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.15% ($65,899)
from Spokane County, WA	0.14% ($28,167)

6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,823 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.88%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.23% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,303 average AGI)

Whatcom County:	0.23%
Washington average:	0.16%

3.86% relocated to other counties in Washington ($17,907 average AGI)
2.79% relocated to other states ($14,613 average AGI)

Whatcom County:	2.79%
Washington average:	3.17%

to King County, WA	1.27% ($28,059 average AGI)
to Skagit County, WA	0.64% ($40,460)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.58% ($36,269)
to Pierce County, WA	0.24% ($31,244)
to Spokane County, WA	0.13% ($32,467)
to Thurston County, WA	0.12% ($31,613)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.11% ($35,753)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 23,740 (20,437 aged, 3,303 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 128,797 (32,280 male householders, 9,050 female householders)

  33,951 spouses, 45,196 children (41,319 natural, 1,098 adopted, 2,779 stepchildren), 1,627 grandchildren, 909 brothers or sisters, 687 parents, 1,484 other relatives, 3,613 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 33,045 (11,313 male householders (7,655 living alone)), 11,821 female householders (8,845 living alone)), 9,911 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,972 (1,134 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 18,636 2-persons, 8,645 3-persons, 8,135 4-persons, 3,733 5-persons, 1,484 6-persons, 697 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,500 1-person, 4,646 2-persons, 1,144 3-persons, 594 4-persons, 169 5-persons, 57 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

90.8% of residents of Whatcom County speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,167,230,000 ($6479 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $377,871,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $398,476,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $134,734,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,458,000
Federal grants: $175,095,000
Federal procurement contracts: $372,836,000 ($345,543,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $70,630,000 ($4,778,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $102,752,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $84,042,000
Federal Government insurance: $222,254,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	37 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+54 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 49.75 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Here:	4.0
State:	3.9

47% of Whatcom County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Washington.

Whatcom County:	46.7%
State average:	50.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 86223
• Northeast: 6474
• Midwest: 16976
• South: 8665
• West: 29525

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $139,000

Here:	11.3%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	8.6%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	5.0%
Washington:	15.7%

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