Population 206,353
State Washington
Current Time
Area 2,106.86 mi²
Zip Codes 98225-98229, 98248, 98264
Per capita income $26,504

Cities in Whatcom County

Bellingham, Birch Bay, Ferndale, Lynden, Sudden Valley

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 87.6 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 4.1 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 15.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,556,022
Total number of firms, 2007 19,639
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 3.6 %
Population, 2013 estimate 206,353
Households, 2008-2012 79,244
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.6 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 14,240
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $26,504
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 12.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 3.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 68,800
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 21.1 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 1.2 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.3 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,106.86 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 201,140
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $281,400
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$11,809,690
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 6,151
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 8.6 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $51,639
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 20.3 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$407,945
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.4 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 15,775
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 91.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.6 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 10.9 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.48
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.9 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.9 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 31.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 83.0 %
Population, 2010 201,140
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 25.0 %
Population per square mile, 2010 95.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 80.4 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 63.0 %
Housing units, 2013 91,392
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,254
Building permits, 2012 637
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 3.2 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,373,621
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %