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The total population of Bellingham is estimated to be 91,353 with 44,130 males (48.31%) and 47,223 females (51.69%). There are 3,093 more females than males in Bellingham.
The median household income in Bellingham was $63,950 in 2021, which marked an an increase of 270(0.42%) from $63,680 in 2020. This income is 85.72% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, Bellingham sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 45 to 64 years old, at $88,832. Overall, the median household income for the city of Bellingham stands at $64,748.
In Bellingham, the median income for all workers aged 15 years and older, regardless of work hours, was $40,007 for males and $30,093 for females. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $62,432 for males and $52,178 for females.
In Bellingham, the demographic landscape is diverse, spanning 4 distinct racial categories among households. Among these, Some Other Race households have the highest median household income at $101,547, while Two or More Races households represent the opposite end with the lowest median household income of $44,846.
In 2022, the population of Bellingham was 93,896, a 4.17% increase year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, Bellingham's population was 90,133, a decline of 1.89% compared to a population of 91,871 in 2020.
The median age in Bellingham, WA is 33.5, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 11.09% were under the age of 15, 33.69% aged 15 to 29, 39.54% aged 30 to 64, 13.99% aged 65 to 84, and 1.70% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of Bellingham population: 81.94% are White, 1.33% are Black or African American, 0.94% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.66% are Asian, 0.17% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.62% are some other race and 7.35% are multiracial.