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People QuickFacts | Whatcom County | Washington
Population, 2012 estimate | 205,262 | 6,897,012
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 201,140 | 6,724,543
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 2.0% | 2.6%
Population, 2010 | 201,140 | 6,724,540
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 5.5% | 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 20.3% | 23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 14.4% | 13.2%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 50.5% | 50.1%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 87.9% | 81.6%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.2% | 3.9%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 3.1% | 1.8%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 4.0% | 7.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.3% | 0.7%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 3.5% | 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 8.4% | 11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 81.0% | 71.6%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 82.9% | 82.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 11.1% | 12.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 11.5% | 17.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 91.4% | 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 31.8% | 31.4%
Veterans, 2007-2011 | 16,111 | 601,507
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 20.9 | 25.5
Housing units, 2011 | 91,280 | 2,907,490
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 62.9% | 64.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 25.3% | 25.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $290,400 | $283,200
Households, 2007-2011 | 79,003 | 2,602,568
Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.45 | 2.5
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $26,273 | $30,481
Median household income, 2007-2011 | $51,389 | $58,890
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 15.2% | 12.5%
Business QuickFacts | Whatcom County | Washington
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 6,117 | 173,511
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 66,595 | 2,355,123
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -1.2% | 1.2%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 14,136 | 409,989
Total number of firms, 2007 | 19,639 | 551,340
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | S
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.9% | 6.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.3% | 28.7%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 11,809,690 | 112,053,283
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,373,621 | 76,790,966
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,556,022 | 92,968,519
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,254 | $14,380
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 407,945 | 12,389,422
Building permits, 2012 | 637 | 28,118
Geography QuickFacts | Whatcom County | Washington
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 2,106.86 | 66,455.52
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 95.5 | 101.2
FIPS Code | 73 | 53
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Bellingham, WA Metro Area
(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: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts