Bellingham, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

Back to: Bellingham, Washington main profile, Washington, Washington smaller cities, Washington small towns, Washington forum, All US cities. Total population: 66,815 (Urban population: 66,470, Rural population: 345 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 29,425 (27,949 occupied: 13,377 owner occupied, 14,572 renter occupied) % of renters here:   52% State:   35% Housing density: 1147 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Bellingham, Washington on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Bellingham, the ugly truth....  (258 replies) Bellingham A Parking Lot For 2010 Olympics?  (15 replies) Bellingham (Noise Ordinance): Noisy workers in the morning  (6 replies) Would in your opionions Bellingham be good for me  (8 replies) Bellingham used to be about the blues!  (7 replies) My opinions of some cities and towns in Whatcom County, Washington (Bellingham, Ferndale, Blaine, Custer, etc.)  (3 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $252,100 (lower quartile is $185,700, upper quartile is $373,200) Median contract rent in 2005: $648 (lower quartile is $549, upper quartile is $836) Housing units in Bellingham with a mortgage: 7,520 (915 second mortgage, 656 home equity loan, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,399 Median year house/condo built: 1975 Median year apartment built: 1984 Household type by relationship Households: 62,213 In family households: 40,755 (10,099 male householders, 3,870 female householders) 10,787 spouses, 12,856 children (11,786 natural, 250 adopted, 820 stepchildren), 494 grandchildren, 415 brothers or sisters, 350 parents, 495 other relatives, 1,389 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 21,458 (6,621 male householders (4,101 living alone)), 7,422 female householders (5,271 living alone)), 7,415 nonrelatives In group quarters: 4,602 (1,079 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 6,910 2-persons, 3,005 3-persons, 2,716 4-persons, 937 5-persons, 304 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 9,372 1-person, 3,050 2-persons, 914 3-persons, 498 4-persons, 130 5-persons, 55 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons. 7,668 married couples with children. 3,401 single-parent households (714 men, 2,687 women). 90.2% of residents of Bellingham speak English at home. 3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 6,088 (9.1%) (44.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Here:	3.7
State:	3.9

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bellingham, WA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 19 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 18 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 15 $40,000 to $49,999: 35 $50,000 to $59,999: 47 $60,000 to $69,999: 72 $70,000 to $79,999: 147 $80,000 to $89,999: 263 $90,000 to $99,999: 496 $100,000 to $124,999: 1740 $125,000 to $149,999: 2164 $150,000 to $174,999: 1820 $175,000 to $199,999: 1095 $200,000 to $249,999: 1352 $250,000 to $299,999: 567 $300,000 to $399,999: 628 $400,000 to $499,999: 268 $500,000 to $749,999: 116 $750,000 to $999,999: 34 $1,000,000 or more: 23

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Bellingham: Less than $100: 132 $100 to $149: 229 $150 to $199: 317 $200 to $249: 358 $250 to $299: 381 $300 to $349: 397 $350 to $399: 886 $400 to $449: 1122 $450 to $499: 1583 $500 to $549: 1383 $550 to $599: 1924 $600 to $649: 1047 $650 to $699: 1096 $700 to $749: 510 $750 to $799: 642 $800 to $899: 759 $900 to $999: 446 $1,000 to $1,249: 513 $1,250 to $1,499: 194 $1,500 to $1,999: 179 $2,000 or more: 171 No cash rent: 277

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.8%
Number of people working at home: 1,413 (4.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 1452 5 to 9 minutes: 6496 10 to 14 minutes: 9173 15 to 19 minutes: 6160 20 to 24 minutes: 2679 25 to 29 minutes: 989 30 to 34 minutes: 2009 35 to 39 minutes: 284 40 to 44 minutes: 368 45 to 59 minutes: 503 60 to 89 minutes: 699 90 or more minutes: 727

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 23,034 (70%) Carpooled: 3,841 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,145 (3%) Railroad: 15 (0%) Ferryboat: 20 (0%) Taxi: 13 (0%) Motorcycle: 91 (0%) Bicycle: 854 (3%) Walked: 2,231 (7%) Other means: 295 (1%) Worked at home: 1,413 (4%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 3925 $10,000 to $14,999: 2389 $15,000 to $19,999: 2254 $20,000 to $24,999: 2222 $25,000 to $29,999: 2054 $30,000 to $34,999: 1908 $35,000 to $39,999: 1585 $40,000 to $44,999: 1574 $45,000 to $49,999: 1371 $50,000 to $59,999: 2206 $60,000 to $74,999: 2448 $75,000 to $99,999: 1847 $100,000 to $124,999: 1042 $125,000 to $149,999: 408 $150,000 to $199,999: 450 $200,000 or more: 329

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 8589
• German: 8390
• English: 5434
• Irish: 5167
• Norwegian: 4169
• United States or American: 2938
• Scottish: 2062
• Swedish: 1868
• Italian: 1805
• Dutch: 1559
• European: 1338
• Scotch-Irish: 1191
• French (except Basque): 1117
• Polish: 780
• Canadian: 542
• British: 504
• Welsh: 469
• Scandinavian: 460
• Danish: 455
• Russian: 451
• Ukrainian: 386
• French Canadian: 376
• Greek: 214
• Hungarian: 211
• Northern European: 206
• Swiss: 200
• Arab:: 195
• Finnish: 165
• Icelander: 164
• Czech: 147
• Austrian: 139
• Croatian: 131
• Subsaharan African:: 118
• Portuguese: 115
• Czechoslovakian: 115
• Lebanese: 113
• African: 90
• Eastern European: 80
• Yugoslavian: 73
• Romanian: 68
• Belgian: 63
• Lithuanian: 58
• Syrian: 56
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 56
• Celtic: 50
• Iranian: 48
• Slavic: 42
• Slovene: 42
• Jamaican: 39
• Australian: 36
• New Zealander: 32
• Turkish: 29
• Other Arab: 26
• Basque: 24
• Other Subsaharan African: 23
• Latvian: 19
• Estonian: 18
• Bulgarian: 18
• Armenian: 16
• Macedonian: 11
• Luxemburger: 11
• West Indian: 10
• Pennsylvania German: 9
• Slovak: 8
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 7
• Haitian: 7
• Albanian: 7
• South African: 5
• Brazilian: 5

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

• This state: 32981
• Northeast: 3030
• Midwest: 7397
• South: 3517
• West: 12650

36% of Bellingham residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 190
• Nursery to 4th grade: 85
• 5th and 6th grade: 117
• 7th and 8th grade: 302
• 9th grade: 190
• 10th grade: 314
• 11th grade: 450
• 12th grade, no diploma: 487
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,280
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,307
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,259
• Associate degree: 1,570
• Bachelor's degree: 4,013
• Master's degree: 1,293
• Professional school degree: 570
• Doctorate degree: 519

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 175
• Nursery to 4th grade: 37
• 5th and 6th grade: 82
• 7th and 8th grade: 349
• 9th grade: 277
• 10th grade: 353
• 11th grade: 536
• 12th grade, no diploma: 547
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,745
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,500
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,328
• Associate degree: 1,775
• Bachelor's degree: 4,553
• Master's degree: 1,459
• Professional school degree: 291
• Doctorate degree: 249

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 30.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 8.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 14.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 11.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 17.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 15.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.6%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $33,285
• Black householders: $28,558
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $20,885
• Asian householders: $24,276
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $3,636
• Some other race householders: $31,923
• Two or more races householders: $29,625
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $27,485

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $156,400
• Black or African American householders: $147,900
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $153,100
• Asian householders: $162,500
• Some other race householders: $157,100
• Two or more races householders: $141,800
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $140,800

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,786
• One, attached: 1,286
• Two: 1,576
• 3 or 4: 1,898
• 5 to 9: 1,971
• 10 to 19: 2,975
• 20 to 49: 1,789
• 50 or more: 2,315
• Mobile homes: 814
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,400

Here:	10.1%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	4.4%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	3.9%
Washington:	15.7%

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