Birch Bay.
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Washington·Whatcom County
6 tracts·14K people·$477K median·797/mi²
White 77 · Multiracial 9 · Hispanic 8 · Black 2 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 49 · Living alone 31 · Other 19
Manufacturing 47 · Professional 16 · Retail 15 · Leisure 13 · Health 4 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 16 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 78 · Work from home 20 · Carpool 12 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
The median home value in Birch Bay is $477,200 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Birch Bay has 10,837 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 44.6; the population is 77.4% White, 9.0% Multiracial, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Black, 2.1% Asian and 1.2% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 32.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.4% (Census ACS).
Median gross rent is $1,222/month, 23% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Birch Bay is $86,854 a year, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
In Birch Bay, median rent is $1,222/month and the median home value is $477,200 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 65°F; winter lows average 38°F; annual rainfall is 42 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Birch Bay are ice storm (94), earthquake (90) and landslide (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.49g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Birch Bay, 0.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).