Bellingham, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

What's My Bellingham, WA House Worth? Get a Free Home Valuation Online! Back to: Bellingham, Washington main profile, Washington, Washington smaller cities, Washington small towns, Washington forum, All US cities. Bellingham Apartments for Rent Total population: 78,905 (Urban population: 78,498, Rural population: 407 (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 700,000 registered users: Bellingham, the ugly truth....  (370 replies) Best Neighborhoods In Bellingham To Raise A Family  (5 replies) Port Angeles or Bellingham  (31 replies) Moving to Bellingham  (40 replies) More questions about Bellingham, WA  (12 replies) What should I know about Bellingham?  (12 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $344,370. Median contract rent in 2007: $681 (lower quartile is $553, upper quartile is $917) 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 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $321,300 (it was $148,900 in 2000) Bellingham:   $321,300 Washington:   $300,800 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $232,200 - $439,000 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $400,494 Here:   $400,494 State:   $389,314 Townhouses or other attached units: $239,764 Here:   $239,764 State:   $335,498 In 2-unit structures: $475,930 Here:   $475,930 State:   $357,000 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $205,371 Here:   $205,371 State:   $300,953 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $284,658 Here:   $284,658 State:   $299,543 Mobile homes: $33,793 Here:   $33,793 State:   $80,529 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

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State:	3.9

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bellingham: Less than $100: 138 people $100 to $149: 165 $150 to $199: 271 $200 to $249: 336 $250 to $299: 374 $300 to $349: 395 $350 to $399: 409 $400 to $449: 655 $450 to $499: 987 $500 to $549: 1,188 $550 to $599: 1,652 $600 to $649: 1,481 $650 to $699: 1,782 $700 to $749: 1,659 $750 to $799: 1,101 $800 to $899: 1,710 $900 to $999: 1,163 $1,000 to $1,249: 1,399 $1,250 to $1,499: 535 $1,500 to $1,999: 360 $2,000 or more: 380 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 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $37,035
• Black householders: $20,442
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,664
• Asian householders: $45,814
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $4,118
• Some other race householders: $24,398
• Two or more races householders: $37,840
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,526

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $337,483
• Black or African American householders: $319,142
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $330,362
• Asian householders: $350,646
• Some other race householders: $338,994
• Two or more races householders: $305,979
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $303,821

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: $52,600

Here:	10.1%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	4.4%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	3.9%
Washington:	15.7%

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