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Bellingham Demographics Information

Population: 70,480 (+4.9% change)
Males: 32,291 (48.1%), Females: 34,880 (51.9%)

Elevation: 100 feet

County: Whatcom

Land area: 25.6 square miles

Zip codes: 98225, 98226.

Median resident age: 30.4 years
Median household income: $32,530
Median house value: $298,100

Races in Bellingham:

White Non-Hispanic (85.9%)
Hispanic (4.6%)
Two or more races (3.1%)
American Indian (2.5%)
Other race (2.2%)
Black (1.0%)
Vietnamese (0.9%)
Chinese (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)
Korean (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (19.2%), English (13.0%), Irish (12.3%), Norwegian (7.5%), Scottish (4.6%), United States (4.4%).

For population 25 years and over in Bellingham

High school or higher: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
Unemployed: 10.3%
Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bellingham city

Never married: 40.0%
Now married: 42.0%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 6.2%
Divorced: 10.5%

9.1% Foreign born (3.1% Asia, 2.3% Europe, 2.0% North America, 1.5% Latin America).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (78.3 miles, pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1052.5 miles, pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Geneva, WA (4.8 miles), Marietta-Alderwood, WA (5.2 miles), Sudden Valley, WA (9.5 miles), Ferndale, WA (10.5 miles), Lynden, WA (13.6 miles), Everson, WA (14.5 miles), Custer, WA (16.3 miles), Nooksack, WA (16.3 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 308 buildings, average cost: $143,800
1997: 278 buildings, average cost: $147,500
1998: 277 buildings, average cost: $152,800
1999: 276 buildings, average cost: $152,700
2000: 272 buildings, average cost: $152,700
2001: 275 buildings, average cost: $152,700
2002: 223 buildings, average cost: $162,400
2003: 266 buildings, average cost: $174,800

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.6%), Retail trade (16.2%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.0%).

Crime in Bellingham (2002):

2 murders (2.9 per 100,000)
22 rapes (31.8 per 100,000)
71 robberies (102.7 per 100,000)
69 assaults (99.8 per 100,000)
678 burglaries (980.3 per 100,000)
3,972 larceny counts (5742.9 per 100,000)
294 auto thefts (425.1 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 410.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Bellingham (2001):

1 murder (1.5 per 100,000)
22 rapes (32.2 per 100,000)
50 robberies (73.3 per 100,000)
64 assaults (93.8 per 100,000)
555 burglaries (813.3 per 100,000)
3,942 larceny counts (5776.6 per 100,000)
215 auto thefts (315.1 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 374.2 (higher means more crime)