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People QuickFacts | Whatcom County | Washington
Population, 2013 estimate | 206,353 | 6,971,406
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 201,140 | 6,724,543
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 2.6% | 3.7%
Population, 2010 | 201,140 | 6,724,540
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 5.6% | 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 20.3% | 22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 14.9% | 13.6%
Female persons, percent, 2013 | 50.4% | 50.0%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 87.6% | 81.2%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 1.2% | 4.0%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 3.2% | 1.9%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 4.1% | 7.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.3% | 0.7%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 3.6% | 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 8.6% | 11.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 80.4% | 71.0%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 83.4% | 82.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 11.4% | 13.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 12.5% | 18.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 90.9% | 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 31.9% | 31.9%
Veterans, 2009-2013 | 14,744 | 582,265
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 20.9 | 25.7
Housing units, 2013 | 91,392 | 2,928,217
Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 63.0% | 63.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 25.0% | 25.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $277,000 | $262,100
Households, 2009-2013 | 79,314 | 2,629,126
Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.5 | 2.54
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $26,530 | $30,742
Median household income, 2009-2013 | $51,939 | $59,478
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 16.4% | 13.4%
Business QuickFacts | Whatcom County | Washington
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 6,151 | 175,553
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 68,800 | 2,361,697
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 3.3% | 0.3%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 14,240 | 412,542
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