Bellingham, WA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	67,171	100.0

Male	32,291	48.1
Female	34,880	51.9

Under 5 years	3,502	5.2
5 to 9 years	3,228	4.8
10 to 14 years	3,151	4.7
15 to 19 years	6,373	9.5
20 to 24 years	11,603	17.3
25 to 34 years	9,616	14.3
35 to 44 years	8,186	12.2
45 to 54 years	8,690	12.9
55 to 59 years	2,584	3.8
60 to 64 years	1,881	2.8
65 to 74 years	3,537	5.3
75 to 84 years	3,292	4.9
85 years and over	1,528	2.3

Median age (years)	30.4	(X)

18 years and over	55,286	82.3
Male	26,286	39.1
Female	29,000	43.2
21 years and over	47,970	71.4
62 years and over	9,457	14.1
65 years and over	8,357	12.4
Male	3,283	4.9
Female	5,074	7.6

RACE
One race	65,102	96.9
White	59,031	87.9
Black or African American	655	1.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	997	1.5
Asian	2,853	4.2
Asian Indian	401	0.6
Chinese	496	0.7
Filipino	329	0.5
Japanese	330	0.5
Korean	394	0.6
Vietnamese	608	0.9
Other Asian ¹	295	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	116	0.2
Native Hawaiian	33	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	31	0.0
Samoan	32	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	20	0.0
Some other race	1,450	2.2
Two or more races	2,069	3.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	60,832	90.6
Black or African American	1,092	1.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,668	2.5
Asian	3,658	5.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	265	0.4
Some other race	1,919	2.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	67,171	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,111	4.6
Mexican	2,066	3.1
Puerto Rican	138	0.2
Cuban	43	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	864	1.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	64,060	95.4
White alone	57,684	85.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	67,171	100.0
In households	62,578	93.2
Householder	27,999	41.7
Spouse	10,512	15.6
Child	13,485	20.1
Own child under 18 years	11,069	16.5
Other relatives	1,648	2.5
Under 18 years	449	0.7
Nonrelatives	8,934	13.3
Unmarried partner	1,923	2.9
In group quarters	4,593	6.8
Institutionalized population	1,071	1.6
Noninstitutionalized population	3,522	5.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	27,999	100.0
Family households (families)	13,990	50.0
With own children under 18 years	6,462	23.1
Married-couple family	10,512	37.5
With own children under 18 years	4,253	15.2
Female householder, no husband present	2,567	9.2
With own children under 18 years	1,727	6.2
Nonfamily households	14,009	50.0
Householder living alone	9,251	33.0
Householder 65 years and over	2,879	10.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,854	24.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,779	20.6

Average household size	2.24	(X)
Average family size	2.83	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	29,474	100.0
Occupied housing units	27,999	95.0
Vacant housing units	1,475	5.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	134	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	27,999	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,487	48.2
Renter-occupied housing units	14,512	51.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.36	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.12	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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