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Washington·Whatcom County
22 tracts·77K people·$628K median·2,745/mi²
White 76 · Hispanic 10 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 5 · Black 1 · Other 1
Living alone 36 · Married couple 34 · Other 29
Health 37 · Professional 16 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 5 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 44 · Service 22 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 64 · Work from home 16 · Carpool 13 · Walk 7 · Bike 4 · Transit 4
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bellingham is $627,500 (Census ACS) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Bellingham has 93,438 residents across 19 census tracts and 18 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.1; the population is 76.2% White, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Multiracial, 5.2% Asian, 1.3% Black and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 48.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.6% (Census ACS).
Silver Beach Elementary School (68%), Lowell Elementary School (60%) and Columbia Elementary School (59%) lead the elementary schools; Kulshan Middle School (63%), Fairhaven Middle School (62%) and Whatcom Middle School (52%) lead the middle schools; Bellingham High School (56%), Sehome High School (56%) and Squalicum High School (51%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,577/month, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bellingham is $66,755 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bellingham, median rent is $1,577/month and the median home value is $627,500 (Census ACS).
Bellingham reported 3.2 violent crimes and 41.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 73°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 114 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bellingham are ice storm (98), earthquake (96) and cold wave (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.47g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bellingham, 7.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).