Whatcom County, WA Demographic Data
Whatcom County, WA Summary
Whatcom County is located in Washington
- Population: 205,262
- Area: 2,503.47 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2,106.86 sq. miles
- Water Area: 396.61 sq. miles
- Population Density: 81.99 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,709.65 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Whatcom County, WA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
109,401
51%
50.8
Male
107,399
50%
49.2
Total Population
216,800
323,128,000
Whatcom County, WA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
11,427
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
11,963
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
12,433
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
14,664
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
23,827
11.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
28,300
13.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
24,771
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
26,128
12.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
13,653
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
13,994
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
22,105
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,999
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,536
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
174,197
80.3%
77.2
Female
88,958
51.1%
51.3
Male
85,239
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
160,002
73.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
44,243
20.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
35,640
16.4%
15.2
Female
19,152
53.7%
55.8
Male
16,488
46.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Whatcom County, WA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
208,027
96.0%
96.8
White
178,402
82.3%
72.6
Black or African American
2,619
1.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6,037
2.8%
0.8
Asian
9,298
4.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
768
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
1,459
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
2,673
1.2%
0.9
Japanese
2,095
1.0%
0.2
Korean
610
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
515
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
1,178
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
524
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
11,147
5.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
8,773
4.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
20,027
9.2%
17.8
Mexican
16,749
7.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
254
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
324
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,700
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
196,773
90.8%
82.2
Whatcom County, WA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,192
3.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,136
5.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
35,712
25.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
33,599
23.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
14,028
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
29,955
21.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
16,864
11.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
12,328
8.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
130,158
91.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
46,819
32.8%
31.2
Whatcom County, WA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
64,463
35.6%
33.7%
Now Married
83,798
46.3%
47.5
Divorced
22,060
12.2%
11.0%
Separated
2,986
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
7,670
4.2
5.8%
Whatcom County, WA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
177,545
86.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
27,828
13.5%
21.6%
Spanish
14,377
7.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7,513
3.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4,980
2.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
958
0.5%
1.1%
Whatcom County, WA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
6,383
7.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,947
4.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
7,478
8.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,624
10.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
11,117
13.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
15,352
18.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
11,410
13.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
11,702
13.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5,088
6.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,910
3.5%
6.4
Median household income
56,411
57,617
Per capita income
28,261
31,128
Whatcom County, WA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,930
2.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
10,640
10.1%
9.8
Construction
7,737
7.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
23,907
22.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5,133
4.9%
6.6
Information
1,643
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
12,900
12.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
5,984
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
9,483
9.0%
11.4
Public administration
4,676
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
14,472
13.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,664
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,960
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
9,232
8.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
35,247
33.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12,744
12.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
24,978
23.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
22,928
21.8%
18.1%
Whatcom County, WA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
103,057
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
78,010
75.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
9,080
8.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,315
3.2%
5.1
Walked
4,734
4.6%
2.7
Other means
2,752
2.7%
1.8
Worked at home
5,166
5.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.5
26.6
Whatcom County, WA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
7,108
8.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
23,856
28.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
29,609
35.2%
37.1
3 or more
23,438
27.9%
21.0
Whatcom County, WA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
84,011
89.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
49,830
59.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
34,181
40.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10,178
10.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Whatcom County, WA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
94,189
1 room
2,827
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
2,336
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
11,916
12.7%
9.1
4 rooms
16,071
17.1%
16.5
5 rooms
15,376
16.3%
19.8
6 rooms
15,397
16.3%
17.8
7 rooms
12,027
12.8%
12.0
8 rooms
7,520
8.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
10,719
11.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Whatcom County, WA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
94,189
1-unit, detached
63,116
67.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,198
2.3%
5.9
2-units
3,155
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,676
3.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
4,094
4.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,891
5.2%
4.4
20 or more units
6,919
7.3%
9.0
Mobile home
6,059
6.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
81
0.1%
0.1
Whatcom County, WA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
13,479
14.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3,208
3.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,539
3.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
7,781
8.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
16,044
17.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
12,529
13.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
18,409
19.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
14,545
15.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,416
2.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,239
2.4%
1.4%
Whatcom County, WA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
34,163
40.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
8,116
9.7%
4.7
Electricity
35,627
42.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
527
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
4,813
5.7%
1.9
Solar energy
49
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
425
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
291
0.3%
1.1
Whatcom County, WA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
33,798
47295100.0
Less than $500
354
1.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,687
5.0%
7.0%
$500 to $999
2,880
8.5%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
3,347
9.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
4,803
14.2%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,299
30.5%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
10,428
30.9%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
12,696
37.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,248
15.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,982
11.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,781
8.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
8,924
26.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
167
0.0%
0.0%
Whatcom County, WA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
32,591
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
212
0.7%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
352
1.1%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,266
3.9%
4.4%
Less than $500
3,055
9.4%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,821
11.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
7,821
24.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
16,064
49.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,590
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
944
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,350
10.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
4,381
13.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,987
9.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,115
12.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,924
9.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
14,496
44.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,928
0.0%
0.0%
Whatcom County, WA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
49,830
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,809
3.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
751
1.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,244
4.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,834
7.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14,885
29.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
16,582
33.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8,930
17.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
795
1.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
313,500
205,000
