Whatcom County, WA Census Data

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Washington



Whatcom County, Washington

People QuickFactsWhatcom CountyWashington
Population, 2005 estimate 183,4716,287,759
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 10.0%6.7%
Population, 2000 166,8145,894,121
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 5.4%6.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 21.5%23.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 12.2%11.5%
Female persons, percent, 2005 50.7%50.1%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)90.5%85.0%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.9%3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)2.9%1.7%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)3.3%6.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.2%0.5%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 2.3%3.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)5.9%8.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 85.2%77.1%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 45.4%48.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 9.8%10.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 9.2%14.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 87.5%87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 27.2%27.7%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 24,106981,007
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.825.5
Housing units, 2005 82,9342,651,645
Homeownership rate, 2000 63.4%64.6%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 23.2%25.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $155,700$168,300
Households, 2000 64,4462,271,398
Persons per household, 2000 2.512.53
Median household income, 2003 $41,916$48,185
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,025$22,973
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 13.0%11.0%
Business QuickFactsWhatcom CountyWashington
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 5,950171,5291
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 64,8242,268,9131
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 8.7%0.1%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 12,724369,860
Total number of firms, 2002 16,349467,290
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 1.1%1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.1%5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 23.2%29.4%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 5,211,96079,313,884
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 905,76684,634,499
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,776,57465,262,333
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,205$10,757
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 245,7758,642,681
Building permits, 2005 2,55652,988
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 1,167,23044,840,8421
Geography QuickFactsWhatcom CountyWashington
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2,11966,544
Persons per square mile, 2000 78.788.6
FIPS Code 07353
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Bellingham, WA Metro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:06:50 EST
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