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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Bellingham, WA are White alone (66,763 residents), Hispanic (10,983 residents), and Asian alone (6,378 residents). 86.2% of Bellingham residents speak English at home. 9.5% of Bellingham, WA residents are foreign-born (4.0% born in Asia, 2.0% born in Latin America, 1.5% born in Europe, 1.4% born in North America), which is 57.8% less than the foreign-born rate of 15.0% across the entire state of Washington.

Race distribution in Bellingham

2000 2022
  • Races in Bellingham, WA (2000)
    • 57,68485.9%White alone
    • 3,1114.6%Hispanic
    • 2,8324.2%Asian alone
    • 1,7412.6%Two or more races
    • 8991.3%American Indian alone
    • 6220.9%Black alone
    • 1760.3%Other race alone
    • 1060.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Bellingham, WA (2022)
    • 66,76371.1%White alone
    • 10,98311.7%Hispanic
    • 6,3786.8%Asian alone
    • 4,3174.6%Two or more races
    • 3,1793.4%Other race alone
    • 1,3361.4%Black alone
    • 8210.9%American Indian alone
    • 1220.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
2000 2022
  • Races in Washington (2000)
    • 4,652,49078.9%White alone
    • 441,5097.5%Hispanic
    • 319,4015.4%Asian alone
    • 184,6313.1%Black alone
    • 175,9263.0%Two or more races
    • 85,3961.4%American Indian alone
    • 22,7790.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 11,9890.2%Other race alone
  • Races in Washington (2022)
    • 4,941,45663.5%White alone
    • 1,093,31314.0%Hispanic
    • 755,8329.7%Asian alone
    • 523,4486.7%Two or more races
    • 299,5373.8%Black alone
    • 69,0240.9%American Indian alone
    • 52,2310.7%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 50,9450.7%Other race alone

Income and house value in Bellingham

  • Median household income in 2022
  • $65,053White non-Hispanic householders
  • $96,566Black householders
  • $40,578American Indian and Alaska Native householders
  • $61,074Asian householders
  • $101,547Some other race householders
  • $44,846Two or more races householders
  • $65,978Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2022 house value
  • $639,779White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $605,009Black or African American householders
  • $626,280American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • $664,733Asian householders
  • $642,643Some other race householders
  • $580,056Two or more races householders
  • $575,965Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Bellingham, WA in 2022

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Bellingham, WA in 2022

Household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Distribution of median household income in Bellingham, WA in 2022

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Bellingham, WA in 2022

Household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Distribution of median household income in Bellingham, WA in 2022

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Bellingham, WA in 2022

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Bellingham, WA in 2022

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Bellingham, WA in 2022

Median age by race in Bellingham

  • 36.8Median age for White residents
  • 36.6Males
  • 37.7Females
  • 29.1Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 29.5Males
  • 25.9Females
  • 28.2Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 35.3Males
  • 27.9Females
  • 38.4Median age for Asian residents
  • 44.5Males
  • 35.8Females
  • 22.1Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • 22.1Females
  • 27.4Median age for Other race residents
  • 24.7Males
  • 27.9Females
  • 20.8Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 21.5Males
  • 19.5Females
  • 37.4Median age for White alone residents
  • 36.9Males
  • 38.2Females
  • 22.6Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 21.0Males
  • 26.4Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Bellingham

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 15,91345.5%Owner occupied
  • 19,02354.5%Renter occupied
  • 45.5%
    54.5%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 10122.0%Owner occupied
  • 35678.0%Renter occupied
  • 22.0%
    78.0%
  • House owners and renters - American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 9937.9%Owner occupied
  • 16362.1%Renter occupied
  • 37.9%
    62.1%
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 1,27751.3%Owner occupied
  • 1,21348.7%Renter occupied
  • 51.3%
    48.7%
  • House owners and renters - Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • 4340.3%Owner occupied
  • 6359.7%Renter occupied
  • 40.3%
    59.7%
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 61050.8%Owner occupied
  • 59149.2%Renter occupied
  • 50.8%
    49.2%
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 58924.2%Owner occupied
  • 1,84875.8%Renter occupied
  • 24.2%
    75.8%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 15,30946.9%Owner occupied
  • 17,33553.1%Renter occupied
  • 46.9%
    53.1%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 78523.3%Owner occupied
  • 2,57776.7%Renter occupied
  • 23.3%
    76.7%

Language usage in Bellingham

  • English speakers - Total
  • 86.2% of residents of Bellingham speak English at home.
  • 5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 3,76875.1%Speak English very well
  • 1,24824.9%Speak English less than very well
  • 75.1%
    24.9%
  • 8.2% of residents speak other language at home
  • 5,19569.3%Speak English very well
  • 2,29630.7%Speak English less than very well
  • 69.3%
    30.7%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 90.8% of residents of Bellingham speak English at home.
  • 6.8% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 2,37293.8%Speak English very well
  • 1566.2%Speak English less than very well
  • 93.8%
    6.2%
  • 2.4% of residents speak other language at home
  • 892100.0%Speak English very well
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 81.8% of residents of Bellingham speak English at home.
  • 2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 80100.0%Speak English very well
  • 15.3% of residents speak other language at home
  • 22252.6%Speak English very well
  • 20047.4%Speak English less than very well
  • 52.6%
    47.4%
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 31.5% of residents of Bellingham speak English at home.
  • 17.6% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 68538.5%Speak English very well
  • 1,09261.5%Speak English less than very well
  • 38.5%
    61.5%
  • 51.0% of residents speak other language at home
  • 3,22462.5%Speak English very well
  • 1,93537.5%Speak English less than very well
  • 62.5%
    37.5%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

96.2% (62,946)
Foreign-born:

51.9% (1,867)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

3.8% (2,497)
Foreign-born:

48.1% (1,732)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

94.3% (927)
Foreign-born:

36.5% (75)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

6.1% (60)
Foreign-born:

65.4% (135)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak only English
Native:

82.8% (582)
Foreign-born:

17.1% (13)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:

17.5% (123)
Foreign-born:

78.8% (60)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:

44.6% (723)
Foreign-born:

21.5% (1,004)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

55.4% (897)
Foreign-born:

78.5% (3,675)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak only English
Native:

75.1% (145)
Foreign-born:

23.8% (12)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak another language
Native:

21.1% (41)
Foreign-born:

76.1% (39)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:

100.0% (2,173)
Foreign-born:

21.8% (178)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

40.3% (875)
Foreign-born:

95.7% (781)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

85.4% (5,906)
Foreign-born:

21.5% (270)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

14.4% (998)
Foreign-born:

78.1% (983)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

96.6% (59,777)
Foreign-born:

56.8% (1,867)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

3.4% (2,106)
Foreign-born:

43.2% (1,420)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

73.8% (6,065)
Foreign-born:

2.3% (40)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

26.2% (2,157)
Foreign-born:

97.7% (1,734)

Foreign-born residents in Bellingham

8,845 residents are foreign born (4.0% Asia, 2.0% Latin America, 1.5% Europe, 1.4% North America).

This city:

9.5%
Washington:

14.9%

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Marital status for residents in Bellingham

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 46.0%Never married
  • 40.2%Now married
  • 2.9%Separated
  • 2.6%Widowed
  • 8.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 44.5%Never married
  • 30.9%Now married
  • 1.4%Separated
  • 8.6%Widowed
  • 14.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (720)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

23.0% (4,287)
Unmarried:

77.0% (14,313)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 55.8%Never married
  • 37.9%Now married
  • 2.0%Separated
  • 1.1%Widowed
  • 3.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 42.9%Never married
  • 40.9%Now married
  • 11.4%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 4.7%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (17)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

44.7% (105)
Unmarried:

55.3% (130)
Marital status - American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 48.3%Never married
  • 30.6%Now married
  • 3.7%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 17.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 55.8%Never married
  • 40.2%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 4.0%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (25)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

24.0% (61)
Unmarried:

76.0% (195)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 52.5%Never married
  • 43.7%Now married
  • 0.4%Separated
  • 0.3%Widowed
  • 3.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 50.4%Never married
  • 42.6%Now married
  • 0.5%Separated
  • 2.3%Widowed
  • 4.3%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (73)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

27.5% (570)
Unmarried:

72.5% (1,501)
Marital status - Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 66.1%Never married
  • 17.9%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 16.1%Divorced
  • Females
  • 35.6%Never married
  • 22.0%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 42.4%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

4.9% (4)
Unmarried:

95.1% (83)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 58.4%Never married
  • 20.6%Now married
  • 4.1%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 16.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 48.6%Never married
  • 38.3%Now married
  • 5.2%Separated
  • 1.7%Widowed
  • 6.2%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

35.8% (379)
Unmarried:

64.2% (678)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 70.7%Never married
  • 18.6%Now married
  • 2.1%Separated
  • 2.2%Widowed
  • 6.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 57.8%Never married
  • 31.0%Now married
  • 1.3%Separated
  • 1.7%Widowed
  • 8.2%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

45.5% (32)
Unmarried:

54.5% (39)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

26.2% (797)
Unmarried:

73.8% (2,249)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 45.7%Never married
  • 39.9%Now married
  • 3.0%Separated
  • 2.7%Widowed
  • 8.7%Divorced
  • Females
  • 44.6%Never married
  • 30.8%Now married
  • 0.8%Separated
  • 9.1%Widowed
  • 14.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (720)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

21.2% (3,613)
Unmarried:

78.8% (13,411)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 54.1%Never married
  • 21.4%Now married
  • 10.4%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 14.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 45.6%Never married
  • 38.5%Now married
  • 5.1%Separated
  • 0.9%Widowed
  • 9.9%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (48)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

25.3% (776)
Unmarried:

74.7% (2,288)

Ancestries in Bellingham

  • Ancestries in Bellingham, WA
    • 3,7449.9%German
    • 3,6639.7%English
    • 3,1608.4%European
    • 2,0715.5%Irish
    • 1,7454.6%American
    • 1,3023.5%Norwegian
    • 1,0682.8%Dutch
    • 8522.3%Italian
    • 6261.7%Scottish
    • 4231.1%Polish
    • 3871.0%Russian
    • 3601.0%Swedish
    • 3180.8%Northern European
    • 3120.8%Canadian
    • 3070.8%Scotch-Irish
    • 2840.8%French
    • 2800.7%Scandinavian
    • 2570.7%British
    • 1620.4%Welsh
    • 1610.4%Icelander
    • 1600.4%Jamaican
    • 1330.4%French Canadian
    • 1070.3%Iranian
    • 1060.3%Swiss
    • 1010.3%Portuguese
    • 1000.3%Serbian
    • 840.2%Lithuanian
    • 740.2%Celtic
    • 710.2%Ukrainian
    • 710.2%Eastern European
    • 710.2%Finnish
    • 660.2%Yugoslavian
    • 660.2%Danish
    • 630.2%Czech
    • 540.1%Bulgarian
    • 520.1%Austrian
    • 480.1%Romanian
    • 450.1%Egyptian
    • 410.1%Estonian
    • 370.10%Greek
    • 350.09%Ethiopian
    • 270.07%Turkish
    • 230.06%Arab
    • 190.05%Hungarian
    • 190.05%Slovene
    • 180.05%Australian
    • 160.04%Latvian
    • 140.04%Croatian
    • 110.03%Carpatho Rusyn
    • 100.03%Belgian
    • 100.03%Haitian
    • 90.02%African
    • 50.01%Somali

Geographical mobility in Bellingham

  • Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago
    • Same house 1 year ago
    • 54,71077.8%White (Caucasian)
    • 90675.3%Black or African American
    • 58873.4%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 4,91577.1%Asian
    • 16567.4%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 2,60187.1%Other race
    • 6,84078.3%Two or more races
    • 50,96176.9%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 9,76188.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same county
    • Moved within same county
    • 6,8519.7%White / Caucasian
    • 21017.4%Black or African American
    • 658.1%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 5739.0%Asian
    • 3012.4%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 1444.8%Other race
    • 7999.1%Two or more races
    • 6,67110.1%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 5575.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same state
    • Moved within same state
    • 6,2578.9%White / Caucasian
    • 292.4%Black or African American
    • 536.6%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 64710.1%Asian
    • 156.0%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 812.7%Other race
    • 8559.8%Two or more races
    • 6,2579.4%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 4163.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from different state
    • Moved from different state
    • 2,3873.4%White / Caucasian
    • 161.3%Black or African American
    • 8410.5%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 2053.2%Asian
    • 2711.1%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 1665.6%Other race
    • 1812.1%Two or more races
    • 2,3873.6%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1531.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad
    • Moved from abroad
    • 960.1%White
    • 131.1%Black or African American
    • 380.6%Asian
    • 590.7%Two or more races
    • 960.9%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Bellingham

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 1,710100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 235100.0%Native
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 442100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 443100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 227100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 4,25498.2%Native
  • 771.8%Foreign-born
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 48678.5%Native
  • 13321.5%Foreign-born
  • 78.5%
    21.5%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 572100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 2,391100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 28250.6%Native
  • 27449.4%Foreign-born
  • 50.6%
    49.4%

    • Place of birth for residents in Bellingham

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 3,820Asia
      • 3,231Americas
      • 1,855Latin America
      • 1,556Central America
      • 1,483Eastern Asia
      • 1,417Europe
      • 1,407South Eastern Asia
      • 1,376Northern America
      • 957China
      • 869South Central Asia
      • 496Eastern Europe
      • 479Western Europe
      • 394Northern Europe
      • 273Africa
      • 243South America
      • 102Oceania
      • 90Western Africa
      • 74Eastern Africa
      • 57Northern Africa
      • 55Caribbean
      • 47Australia and New Zealand Subregion
      • 46Southern Europe
      • 44Southern Africa
      • 17Western Asia
      • 6Middle Africa
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 1,376Canada
      • 1,251Mexico
      • 739China
      • 621India
      • 605Philippines
      • 421Vietnam
      • 375Germany
      • 277Japan
      • 248Korea
      • 229England
      • 225Russia
      • 200Thailand
      • 145Taiwan
      • 100Netherlands
      • 96Bulgaria
      • 87United Kingdom
      • 87Honduras
      • 84Iran
      • 77Costa Rica
      • 74Venezuela
      • 72Malaysia
      • 71Hong Kong
      • 68Indonesia
      • 66Peru
      • 62Kenya
      • 55Jamaica
      • 55Colombia
      • 50Ghana
      • 48Romania
      • 47Panama
      • 44South Africa
      • 43Pakistan
      • 42Belize
      • 42El Salvador
      • 39Liberia
      • 33Serbia
      • 33Egypt
      • 32Spain
      • 31Scotland
      • 31Australia
      • 25Burma (Myanmar)
      • 22Ireland
      • 22Hungary
      • 20Norway
      • 18Sri Lanka
      • 18Poland
      • 17Ukraine
      • 16New Zealand
      • 14Italy
      • 14Argentina
      • 12Nepal
      • 12Latvia
      • 12Ethiopia
      • 11Croatia
      • 11Cambodia
      • 10Saudi Arabia
      • 7Guatemala
      • 7United Arab Emirates
      • 6Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
      • 5Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • 3Denmark
      • 3Switzerland

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Bellingham

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 8241.6%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 11658.4%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 41.6%
    58.4%
  • Black or African American
  • 11100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Other race
  • 27100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 7100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 6634.1%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 12865.9%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 34.1%
    65.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 3184.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 616.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 84.0%
    16.0%
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 8535.5%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 15464.5%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 35.5%
    64.5%
  • Two or more races
  • 18100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 8639.9%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 13060.1%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 39.9%
    60.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 47100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren

    • Zip codes: 98225, 98226.

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