Western Washington's Living Circumstances

Bellingham School District Overview

Western Washington University located in Bellingham School District area. A total of 45,547 households are located in Bellingham School District area. Among them, 9,755 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.88 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 21,723 and 33,259 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4.56% (4,851) of residents are non-citizens and 11.62% (12,350) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Bellingham School District, Washington
Household	45,547
Population	106,290
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	9,755 (21.42%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	21,723
Total Students	33,259
Pre-Kindergarten	1,190
Kindergarten	1,261
Grade 1-8	7,817
Grade 9-12	3,770
College/Graduate School	19,221
Veterans	93,072
Non-citizen	4,851
Non-English Home Language	12,350
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

94,820 residents are over the age of 16 and 60,808 people are in labor force. Among them, 60,716 people are in civilian labor force and 92 are in armed labor force. 57,342 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Bellingham School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	56,016	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	39,993	71.40%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,666	8.33%
Public transportation	2,317	4.14%
Walked	3,074	5.49%
Other method	2,263	4.04%
Worked from home	3,703	6.61%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	57,342	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	22,080	38.51%
Service	11,969	20.87%
Sales and office	12,601	21.98%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,794	6.62%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,898	12.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	57,342	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	663	1.16%
Construction	2,969	5.18%
Manufacturing	5,308	9.26%
Wholesale trade	1,527	2.66%
Retail trade	7,640	13.32%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,810	3.16%
Information	1,061	1.85%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,667	4.65%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	5,911	10.31%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	15,178	26.47%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,877	11.99%
Other services, except public administration	3,066	5.35%
Public administration	2,665	4.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	57,342	-
Private wage and salary workers	43,181	75.30%
Government workers	10,255	17.88%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,846	6.71%
Unpaid family workers	60	0.10%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $78,140 for the 45,547 households in Bellingham School District area, Washington. The average income of a single worker is $27,837. 104,179 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.79%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	45,547	-
Less than $10,000	3,496	7.68%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,317	5.09%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,824	8.40%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,511	9.90%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,364	11.78%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,442	18.53%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,160	13.52%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,861	12.87%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,165	6.95%
More than $200,000	2,407	5.28%
Median Household Income	$57,622	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$78,140	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	23,094	-
Less than $10,000	649	2.81%
$10,000 - $14,999	461	2.00%
$15,000 - $24,999	916	3.97%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,501	6.50%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,351	10.18%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,371	18.93%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,867	16.74%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,416	19.12%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,517	10.90%
More than $200,000	2,045	8.86%

Median Family Income	$82,175	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$104,123	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,837	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,862	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,862	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	109,904	-
With health insurance coverage	104,179	94.79%
Public coverage	37,572	34.19%
Private health insurance	80,063	72.85%
Without health insurance coverage	5,725	5.21%

Housing

There are 48,626 housing units in Bellingham School District area, Washington with 45,547 units (93.67%) occupied. 23,561 houses (51.73%) are occupied by owner and 21,986 houses (48.27%) are rented. The average housing value is $376,200 and the average rental cost is $1,084. 1,767 houses (3.63%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 9,156 houses (18.83%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,626	-
Occupied	45,547	93.67%
Owner Occupied	23,561	51.73%
Renter Occupied	21,986	48.27%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	26,402	54.30%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,554	3.20%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	19,216	39.52%
Mobile Homes	1,427	2.93%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	27	0.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,626	-
Built 2014 or later	1,767	3.63%
Built 2010 - 2013	805	1.66%
Built 2000 - 2009	6,971	14.34%
Built 1990 - 1999	10,377	21.34%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,316	10.93%
Built 1970 - 1979	8,268	17.00%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,457	7.11%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,509	5.16%
Built 1949 or earlier	9,156	18.83%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,626	-
1 room	2,552	5.25%
2 rooms	2,790	5.74%
3 rooms	5,533	11.38%
4 rooms	9,157	18.83%
5 rooms	7,745	15.93%
6 rooms	7,326	15.07%
7 rooms	5,143	10.58%
8 rooms	3,746	7.70%
9 rooms or more	4,634	9.53%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	48,626	-
no bedroom	3,013	6.20%
1 bedroom	5,947	12.23%
2 bedrooms	14,744	30.32%
3 bedrooms	16,420	33.77%
4 bedrooms	7,028	14.45%
5 bedrooms or more	1,474	3.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	23,561	-
Less than $50,000	690	2.93%
$50,000 - $99,999	430	1.83%
$100,000 - $149,999	411	1.74%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,094	4.64%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,673	19.83%
$300,000 - $499,999	9,765	41.45%
$500,000 - $999,999	5,500	23.34%
$1,000,000 or more	998	4.24%
Median House Value	$376,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	21,354	-
Less than $500	1,291	6.05%
$500 - $999	7,816	36.60%
$1,000 - $1,499	7,251	33.96%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,255	15.24%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,030	4.82%
$2,500 - $2,999	331	1.55%
$3,000 or more	380	1.78%
Median Rental Costs	$1,084	-

Demographic

A total of 110,951 people lives in Bellingham School District area, Washington with 54,428 male and 56,523 female. The males to female ratio is 49.06 to 50.94. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	110,951	-
Male	54,428	49.06%
Female	56,523	50.94%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	110,951	-
Under 5 years	4,767	4.30%
5 - 9 years	5,323	4.80%
10 - 14 years	5,069	4.57%
15 - 19 years	8,306	7.49%
20 - 24 years	17,139	15.45%
25 - 34 years	16,109	14.52%
35 - 44 years	13,258	11.95%
45 - 54 years	10,717	9.66%
55 - 59 years	6,073	5.47%
60 - 64 years	6,743	6.08%
65 - 74 years	10,496	9.46%
75 - 84 years	4,724	4.26%
85 years and older	2,227	2.01%
Median Age	34.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	110,951	-
One Race	105,633	95.21%
White	93,467	84.24%
Black or African American	1,402	1.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,220	1.10%
Asian	5,646	5.09%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	351	0.32%
Other	3,547	3.20%

Two or more races	5,318	4.79%
White and Black or African American	1,016	0.92%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,005	0.91%
White and Asian	1,816	1.64%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%