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Bellingham Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 166,814
Land Area (2000): 5,489.566 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 994.607 square kilometers

Bellingham Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	158,680	2002	171,763	2005	182,606
2000	164,147	2003	176,156	2006	186,623
2001	169,470	2004	178,654	2007	188,708

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	226,012	67.27%
Rural, Farm	7,116	2.12%
Rural, Non-farm	102,872	30.62%

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Bellingham Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	68,185	64,721	3,464	5.08%	51
1991	69,308	64,818	4,489	6.48%	65
1992	72,539	67,173	5,367	7.40%	74
1993	74,345	68,896	5,449	7.33%	73
1994	74,864	69,196	5,668	7.57%	76
1995	78,812	73,332	5,480	6.95%	70
1996	79,309	74,161	5,149	6.49%	65
1997	79,841	75,487	4,354	5.45%	55
1998	81,323	77,254	4,070	5.00%	50
1999	85,477	81,359	4,118	4.82%	48
2000	88,022	83,508	4,514	5.13%	51
2001	87,723	82,027	5,696	6.49%	65
2002	91,823	85,483	6,340	6.90%	69
2003	95,372	88,924	6,447	6.76%	68
2004	99,657	93,842	5,815	5.83%	58
2005	102,870	97,706	5,164	5.02%	50
2006	103,193	98,538	4,655	4.51%	45
2007	106,233	101,799	4,434	4.17%	42
2008	108,922	103,376	5,546	5.09%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	66,884	62,644	4,240	6.34%	63
Feb 1990	67,255	62,951	4,304	6.40%	64
Mar 1990	67,544	63,570	3,974	5.88%	59
Apr 1990	68,311	64,875	3,436	5.03%	50
May 1990	68,470	65,206	3,264	4.77%	48
Jun 1990	68,786	65,904	2,882	4.19%	42
Jul 1990	70,559	67,441	3,118	4.42%	44
Aug 1990	69,324	66,299	3,025	4.36%	44
Sep 1990	65,297	62,278	3,019	4.62%	46
Oct 1990	67,587	64,729	2,858	4.23%	42
Nov 1990	68,565	65,121	3,444	5.02%	50
Dec 1990	69,636	65,631	4,005	5.75%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	69,090	63,154	5,936	8.59%	86
Feb 1991	69,023	63,471	5,552	8.04%	80
Mar 1991	68,532	63,580	4,952	7.23%	72
Apr 1991	68,505	64,378	4,127	6.02%	60
May 1991	68,636	64,580	4,056	5.91%	59
Jun 1991	69,208	64,800	4,408	6.37%	64
Jul 1991	69,311	65,287	4,024	5.81%	58
Aug 1991	68,865	65,039	3,826	5.56%	56
Sep 1991	68,205	64,582	3,623	5.31%	53
Oct 1991	69,741	65,730	4,011	5.75%	58
Nov 1991	71,228	66,706	4,522	6.35%	63
Dec 1991	71,348	66,513	4,835	6.78%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	72,371	65,996	6,375	8.81%	88
Feb 1992	72,387	65,739	6,648	9.18%	92
Mar 1992	72,150	66,185	5,965	8.27%	83
Apr 1992	72,028	66,771	5,257	7.30%	73
May 1992	71,795	66,680	5,115	7.12%	71
Jun 1992	71,225	65,688	5,537	7.77%	78
Jul 1992	74,496	69,558	4,938	6.63%	66
Aug 1992	72,287	67,450	4,837	6.69%	67
Sep 1992	70,211	65,466	4,745	6.76%	68
Oct 1992	73,911	69,304	4,607	6.23%	62
Nov 1992	73,909	68,864	5,045	6.83%	68
Dec 1992	73,703	68,370	5,333	7.24%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	73,759	66,816	6,943	9.41%	94
Feb 1993	74,102	67,187	6,915	9.33%	93
Mar 1993	73,572	67,542	6,030	8.20%	82
Apr 1993	73,230	67,803	5,427	7.41%	74
May 1993	73,768	68,771	4,997	6.77%	68
Jun 1993	74,360	68,973	5,387	7.24%	72
Jul 1993	74,579	69,426	5,153	6.91%	69
Aug 1993	73,723	68,675	5,048	6.85%	68
Sep 1993	71,986	67,355	4,631	6.43%	64
Oct 1993	75,720	70,877	4,843	6.40%	64
Nov 1993	76,575	71,690	4,885	6.38%	64
Dec 1993	76,764	71,639	5,125	6.68%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	74,224	67,705	6,519	8.78%	88
Feb 1994	73,730	67,133	6,597	8.95%	89
Mar 1994	73,314	67,189	6,125	8.35%	84
Apr 1994	73,841	68,602	5,239	7.09%	71
May 1994	73,573	68,425	5,148	7.00%	70
Jun 1994	75,637	69,802	5,835	7.71%	77
Jul 1994	77,285	71,740	5,545	7.17%	72
Aug 1994	76,170	70,663	5,507	7.23%	72
Sep 1994	72,524	67,805	4,719	6.51%	65
Oct 1994	74,503	69,346	5,157	6.92%	69
Nov 1994	76,495	70,806	5,689	7.44%	74
Dec 1994	77,075	71,137	5,938	7.70%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	77,767	71,029	6,738	8.66%	87
Feb 1995	77,666	71,158	6,508	8.38%	84
Mar 1995	77,746	71,854	5,892	7.58%	76
Apr 1995	77,650	71,914	5,736	7.39%	74
May 1995	77,402	72,277	5,125	6.62%	66
Jun 1995	79,291	73,856	5,435	6.85%	69
Jul 1995	82,663	77,494	5,169	6.25%	63
Aug 1995	79,769	74,565	5,204	6.52%	65
Sep 1995	76,515	72,010	4,505	5.89%	59
Oct 1995	78,890	74,044	4,846	6.14%	61
Nov 1995	79,937	74,623	5,314	6.65%	66
Dec 1995	80,447	75,164	5,283	6.57%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	78,813	72,529	6,284	7.97%	80
Feb 1996	78,846	72,764	6,082	7.71%	77
Mar 1996	79,552	73,767	5,785	7.27%	73
Apr 1996	78,683	73,588	5,095	6.48%	65
May 1996	79,372	74,145	5,227	6.59%	66
Jun 1996	78,695	73,588	5,107	6.49%	65
Jul 1996	81,981	76,921	5,060	6.17%	62
Aug 1996	80,368	75,584	4,784	5.95%	60
Sep 1996	77,023	72,731	4,292	5.57%	56
Oct 1996	78,849	74,342	4,507	5.72%	57
Nov 1996	79,826	75,065	4,761	5.96%	60
Dec 1996	79,704	74,904	4,800	6.02%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	78,071	72,644	5,427	6.95%	70
Feb 1997	78,038	72,708	5,330	6.83%	68
Mar 1997	78,658	73,537	5,121	6.51%	65
Apr 1997	78,110	74,025	4,085	5.23%	52
May 1997	78,709	74,849	3,860	4.90%	49
Jun 1997	79,240	74,828	4,412	5.57%	56
Jul 1997	82,937	78,874	4,063	4.90%	49
Aug 1997	81,603	77,095	4,508	5.52%	55
Sep 1997	78,846	75,013	3,833	4.86%	49
Oct 1997	80,579	76,835	3,744	4.65%	46
Nov 1997	81,190	77,362	3,828	4.71%	47
Dec 1997	82,110	78,070	4,040	4.92%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	80,078	75,176	4,902	6.12%	61
Feb 1998	80,017	75,237	4,780	5.97%	60
Mar 1998	80,472	75,766	4,706	5.85%	58
Apr 1998	79,370	75,661	3,709	4.67%	47
May 1998	80,541	76,973	3,568	4.43%	44
Jun 1998	80,872	76,896	3,976	4.92%	49
Jul 1998	83,459	79,565	3,894	4.67%	47
Aug 1998	81,897	77,861	4,036	4.93%	49
Sep 1998	80,308	76,650	3,658	4.55%	46
Oct 1998	81,675	77,976	3,699	4.53%	45
Nov 1998	83,181	79,330	3,851	4.63%	46
Dec 1998	84,011	79,956	4,055	4.83%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	85,697	80,789	4,908	5.73%	57
Feb 1999	86,627	81,200	5,427	6.26%	63
Mar 1999	85,917	81,436	4,481	5.22%	52
Apr 1999	84,326	80,372	3,954	4.69%	47
May 1999	85,521	81,744	3,777	4.42%	44
Jun 1999	86,014	82,010	4,004	4.66%	47
Jul 1999	86,535	82,493	4,042	4.67%	47
Aug 1999	86,305	82,177	4,128	4.78%	48
Sep 1999	83,031	79,462	3,569	4.30%	43
Oct 1999	84,190	80,769	3,421	4.06%	41
Nov 1999	85,034	81,286	3,748	4.41%	44
Dec 1999	86,532	82,575	3,957	4.57%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	89,900	84,910	4,990	5.55%	56
Feb 2000	90,210	85,129	5,081	5.63%	56
Mar 2000	89,575	84,725	4,850	5.41%	54
Apr 2000	87,979	83,645	4,334	4.93%	49
May 2000	87,700	83,468	4,232	4.83%	48
Jun 2000	87,722	83,090	4,632	5.28%	53
Jul 2000	87,630	83,304	4,326	4.94%	49
Aug 2000	86,458	81,945	4,513	5.22%	52
Sep 2000	84,323	80,399	3,924	4.65%	47
Oct 2000	87,111	83,095	4,016	4.61%	46
Nov 2000	88,812	84,250	4,562	5.14%	51
Dec 2000	88,842	84,138	4,704	5.29%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	88,693	82,800	5,893	6.64%	66
Feb 2001	87,929	81,921	6,008	6.83%	68
Mar 2001	87,476	81,684	5,792	6.62%	66
Apr 2001	87,172	82,012	5,160	5.92%	59
May 2001	87,079	82,229	4,850	5.57%	56
Jun 2001	87,172	81,588	5,584	6.41%	64
Jul 2001	87,605	82,363	5,242	5.98%	60
Aug 2001	87,171	81,399	5,772	6.62%	66
Sep 2001	84,611	79,546	5,065	5.99%	60
Oct 2001	88,135	82,388	5,747	6.52%	65
Nov 2001	89,585	83,110	6,475	7.23%	72
Dec 2001	90,043	83,282	6,761	7.51%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	90,451	82,724	7,727	8.54%	85
Feb 2002	90,842	83,516	7,326	8.06%	81
Mar 2002	91,036	83,911	7,125	7.83%	78
Apr 2002	90,769	83,969	6,800	7.49%	75
May 2002	90,991	84,931	6,060	6.66%	67
Jun 2002	91,249	84,941	6,308	6.91%	69
Jul 2002	92,158	86,070	6,088	6.61%	66
Aug 2002	92,712	86,654	6,058	6.53%	65
Sep 2002	89,709	84,365	5,344	5.96%	60
Oct 2002	92,640	87,411	5,229	5.64%	56
Nov 2002	94,094	88,180	5,914	6.29%	63
Dec 2002	95,222	89,118	6,104	6.41%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	95,403	88,522	6,881	7.21%	72
Feb 2003	95,498	88,690	6,808	7.13%	71
Mar 2003	94,565	87,886	6,679	7.06%	71
Apr 2003	94,229	87,728	6,501	6.90%	69
May 2003	94,167	88,033	6,134	6.51%	65
Jun 2003	94,717	87,747	6,970	7.36%	74
Jul 2003	95,611	88,911	6,700	7.01%	70
Aug 2003	94,585	87,955	6,630	7.01%	70
Sep 2003	91,840	85,919	5,921	6.45%	64
Oct 2003	96,079	90,322	5,757	5.99%	60
Nov 2003	98,578	92,299	6,279	6.37%	64
Dec 2003	99,187	93,078	6,109	6.16%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	98,675	91,741	6,934	7.03%	70
Feb 2004	98,867	92,194	6,673	6.75%	67
Mar 2004	98,673	92,433	6,240	6.32%	63
Apr 2004	98,915	93,018	5,897	5.96%	60
May 2004	99,263	93,943	5,320	5.36%	54
Jun 2004	99,303	93,347	5,956	6.00%	60
Jul 2004	100,488	94,628	5,860	5.83%	58
Aug 2004	99,175	93,431	5,744	5.79%	58
Sep 2004	96,608	91,588	5,020	5.20%	52
Oct 2004	100,252	95,218	5,034	5.02%	50
Nov 2004	102,513	97,020	5,493	5.36%	54
Dec 2004	103,148	97,544	5,604	5.43%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	102,507	96,293	6,214	6.06%	61
Feb 2005	103,107	96,944	6,163	5.98%	60
Mar 2005	102,621	97,167	5,454	5.31%	53
Apr 2005	102,905	97,589	5,316	5.17%	52
May 2005	102,675	97,784	4,891	4.76%	48
Jun 2005	102,690	97,399	5,291	5.15%	52
Jul 2005	103,366	98,141	5,225	5.05%	51
Aug 2005	102,190	97,242	4,948	4.84%	48
Sep 2005	99,365	94,831	4,534	4.56%	46
Oct 2005	103,572	99,185	4,387	4.24%	42
Nov 2005	104,866	99,925	4,941	4.71%	47
Dec 2005	104,576	99,972	4,604	4.40%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	103,126	98,120	5,006	4.85%	49
Feb 2006	103,284	98,003	5,281	5.11%	51
Mar 2006	102,570	97,915	4,655	4.54%	45
Apr 2006	102,749	98,023	4,726	4.60%	46
May 2006	102,096	97,608	4,488	4.40%	44
Jun 2006	102,743	97,893	4,850	4.72%	47
Jul 2006	103,214	98,289	4,925	4.77%	48
Aug 2006	102,482	97,845	4,637	4.52%	45
Sep 2006	100,532	96,320	4,212	4.19%	42
Oct 2006	103,725	99,829	3,896	3.76%	38
Nov 2006	105,770	101,191	4,579	4.33%	43
Dec 2006	106,027	101,420	4,607	4.35%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	104,898	99,558	5,340	5.09%	51
Feb 2007	105,713	100,799	4,914	4.65%	46
Mar 2007	105,657	101,355	4,302	4.07%	41
Apr 2007	105,068	100,771	4,297	4.09%	41
May 2007	105,454	101,376	4,078	3.87%	39
Jun 2007	105,202	100,754	4,448	4.23%	42
Jul 2007	106,897	102,175	4,722	4.42%	44
Aug 2007	105,594	101,329	4,265	4.04%	40
Sep 2007	104,808	100,732	4,076	3.89%	39
Oct 2007	107,640	103,684	3,956	3.68%	37
Nov 2007	109,158	104,786	4,372	4.01%	40
Dec 2007	108,704	104,267	4,437	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	108,810	103,525	5,285	4.86%	49
Feb 2008	108,988	103,483	5,505	5.05%	51
Mar 2008	109,915	104,396	5,519	5.02%	50
Apr 2008	109,292	104,377	4,915	4.50%	45
May 2008	108,653	103,436	5,217	4.80%	48
Jun 2008	108,817	102,885	5,932	5.45%	55
Jul 2008	109,068	103,121	5,947	5.45%	55
Aug 2008	108,957	102,938	6,019	5.52%	55
Sep 2008	107,796	102,221	5,575	5.17%	52
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Bellingham Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	12,172	14.12%
2.	Educational Services	5,796	6.72%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	5,176	6.00%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	4,204	4.88%
5.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	4,072	4.72%
6.	Public Administration	3,354	3.89%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,970	3.44%
8.	Health Care	2,604	3.02%
9.	Metal Manufactuing	2,456	2.85%
10.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	2,136	2.48%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,068	2.40%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	2,066	2.40%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,050	2.38%
14.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,968	2.28%
15.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,726	2.00%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,688	1.96%
17.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	1,594	1.85%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,500	1.74%
19.	Wood Manufacturing	1,436	1.67%
20.	Finance and Insurance	1,334	1.55%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	10,692	14.19%
2.	Health Care	10,572	14.03%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	6,510	8.64%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,652	4.85%
5.	Social Assistance	3,474	4.61%
6.	Finance and Insurance	3,316	4.40%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,878	3.82%
8.	Public Administration	2,392	3.18%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,266	3.01%
10.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,754	2.33%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,698	2.25%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,660	2.20%
13.	Department and Other General Stores	1,656	2.20%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,496	1.99%
15.	Construction	1,336	1.77%
16.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	1,142	1.52%
17.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,092	1.45%
18.	Private Household Services	1,064	1.41%
19.	Food Manufacturing	884	1.17%
20.	Other Direct Selling Estab	780	1.04%

Bellingham Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	4,366	5.06%
2.	Other Production Occupations	4,212	4.89%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,852	4.47%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,348	3.88%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,244	3.76%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,012	3.49%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,630	3.05%
8.	Carpenters	2,390	2.77%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,260	2.62%
10.	Other Construction Trades	2,250	2.61%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,166	2.51%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,164	2.51%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,958	2.27%
14.	Top Executives	1,802	2.09%
15.	Computer Specialists	1,792	2.08%
16.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,792	2.08%
17.	Agricultural Workers	1,576	1.83%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	1,440	1.67%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	1,436	1.67%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,432	1.66%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	4,260	5.66%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	3,324	4.41%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	3,296	4.38%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,278	4.35%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	3,036	4.03%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,884	3.83%
7.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	2,780	3.69%
8.	Cashiers	2,536	3.37%
9.	Other Management Occupations	2,466	3.27%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,402	3.19%
11.	Child Care Workers	2,254	2.99%
12.	Registered Nurses	2,220	2.95%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	2,076	2.76%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,862	2.47%
15.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	1,752	2.33%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,652	2.19%
17.	Other Production Occupations	1,648	2.19%
18.	Customer Service Representatives	1,620	2.15%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,578	2.09%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	1,510	2.00%

Bellingham Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	132,829	50.29%
15-35 hours	49,786	18.85%
1-14 hours	11,542	4.37%
No regular hours	69,962	26.49%

Bellingham Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	5,705	3.77%
5 AM-5:29 AM	3,970	2.62%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	6,042	3.99%
6 AM-6:29 AM	10,402	6.87%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	14,785	9.76%
7 AM-7:29 AM	19,484	12.86%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	24,576	16.22%
8 AM-8:29 AM	15,002	9.90%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	9,270	6.12%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	10,824	7.15%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	4,908	3.24%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	2,128	1.40%
Noon-3:59 PM	12,731	8.40%
4 PM-11:59 PM	11,663	7.70%

Bellingham Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	7,333	4.84%
5-9	24,300	16.04%
10-14	31,781	20.98%
15-19	26,902	17.76%
20-24	20,062	13.24%
25-29	8,994	5.94%
30-34	14,153	9.34%
35-39	2,717	1.79%
40-44	2,915	1.92%
45-59	4,642	3.06%
60-89	3,581	2.36%
At least 90	4,110	2.71%

Bellingham Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,478	0.98%	117,894	77.82%
30-44	922	0.61%	18,863	12.45%
45-59	296	0.20%	4,346	2.87%
At least 60	486	0.32%	7,205	4.76%

Bellingham Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	2,134	1.34%
Car / truck / van, carpool	16,871	10.56%
Car / truck / van, solo	120,988	75.72%
Motorcycle	295	0.18%
Other	1,352	0.85%
Public transportation	3,182	1.99%
Walked	6,668	4.17%
Worked at home	8,290	5.19%

Bellingham Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bellingham Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 128,928 (323,684 people)
: 82,660 (250,368 people)
: 34,182
: 143,622
Bellingham Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	12,576	9.70%
$10,000-$14,999	8,714	6.72%
$15,000-$19,999	8,739	6.74%
$20,000-$24,999	9,147	7.05%
$25,000-$29,999	8,749	6.75%
$30,000-$34,999	8,580	6.62%
$35,000-$39,999	8,186	6.31%
$40,000-$44,999	8,111	6.26%
$45,000-$49,999	7,019	5.41%
$50,000-$59,999	11,877	9.16%
$60,000-$74,999	14,290	11.02%
$75,000-$99,999	12,039	9.28%
$100,000-$124,999	5,482	4.23%
$125,000-$149,999	1,994	1.54%
$150,000-$199,999	2,039	1.57%
$200,000 or more	2,120	1.64%

Bellingham Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	16,491	25.59%
Family, 2 people	18,550	28.78%
Nonfamily, 2 people	4,738	7.35%
Family, 3 people	8,643	13.41%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,185	1.84%
Family, 4 people	8,131	12.62%
Nonfamily, 4 people	643	1.00%
Family, 5 people	3,641	5.65%
Nonfamily, 5 people	198	0.31%
Family, 6 people	1,327	2.06%
Nonfamily, 6 people	62	0.10%
Family, 7 or more people	802	1.24%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	35	0.05%

Bellingham Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	105,401	29.12%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	54,600	15.08%
Public Assistance	4,028	1.11%
Retirement	20,790	5.74%
Self Employment	21,141	5.84%
Social Security	30,845	8.52%
Supplemental Security	4,746	1.31%
Wage / Salary	100,120	27.66%
Other	20,313	5.61%

Bellingham Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	37,923	55.89%
With children under 18	29,930	44.11%

Bellingham Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	11,813	8.98%
Married	74,338	56.50%
Never Married	42,589	32.37%
Widowed	2,824	2.15%

Bellingham Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	14,745	10.72%
Married	74,444	54.14%
Never Married	36,815	26.77%
Widowed	11,501	8.36%

Bellingham Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bellingham Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Bellingham Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	8,834	3.47%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	23,439	9.19%
High school diploma or equivalent	67,633	26.53%
Some college, no degree	75,739	29.71%
Associate degree	20,422	8.01%
Bachelors degree	40,281	15.80%
Graduate or professional degree	18,593	7.29%

Bellingham Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,387	1.43%	2,585	1.55%	4,972	2.98%
Kindergarten	3,586	2.15%	966	0.58%	4,552	2.73%
Grades 1-4	15,849	9.50%	2,284	1.37%	18,133	10.87%
Grades 5-8	16,968	10.17%	1,991	1.19%	18,959	11.37%
Grades 9-12	16,603	9.95%	1,586	0.95%	18,189	10.90%
Undergrad college	33,759	20.24%	1,796	1.08%	35,555	21.31%
Graduate or professional school	2,282	1.37%	550	0.33%	2,832	1.70%
Total	91,434	54.81%	11,758	7.05%	103,192	61.86%

Bellingham Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bellingham Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Bellingham Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	650	584
2002	637	506
2003	621	469
2004	701	555

Bellingham Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bellingham Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Bellingham Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	279,807	85.84%
Below Poverty Level	46,170	14.16%

Bellingham Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bellingham Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 289
Bellingham Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.475	0.750	0.006	0.624	2.855	9.982	35.543	2.344	47.870
2000	1.298	0.493	0.030	0.445	2.266	9.290	32.757	2.406	44.454
2001	1.316	0.519	0.006	0.460	2.301	8.639	37.918	2.732	49.289
2002	1.310	0.600	0.023	0.524	2.457	9.810	36.970	3.138	49.918
2003	1.300	0.613	0.017	0.471	2.401	11.075	35.412	2.872	49.360
2004	1.383	0.504	0.022	0.537	2.446	10.003	39.137	3.588	52.728
2005	1.424	0.394	0.027	0.449	2.295	9.605	39.287	3.264	52.156
2006	1.377	0.407	0.005	0.525	2.315	9.742	34.851	2.776	47.368
2007	1.431	0.466	0.011	0.429	2.337	7.938	33.030	2.310	43.279

Bellingham Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	8,049
2000	7,669
2001	8,743
2002	8,996

Bellingham Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Bellingham Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	21,522	12.90%
10-19 Years	25,653	15.38%
20-29 Years	27,447	16.45%
30-39 Years	22,734	13.63%
40-49 Years	25,307	15.17%
50-59 Years	18,972	11.37%
60-69 Years	10,884	6.52%
70-79 Years	8,953	5.37%
80-89 Years	4,487	2.69%
90+ Years	855	0.51%

Bellingham Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	82,188	49.27%
Female	84,626	50.73%

Bellingham Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	143,842	86.23%
Hispanic/Latino	8,687	5.21%
Asian	4,598	2.76%
Amerindian	4,396	2.64%
Multiracial	3,654	2.19%
African-American	1,065	0.64%
Other Race	349	0.21%
Pacific Islander	223	0.13%

Bellingham Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	63,305	19.37%
2.	English	40,391	12.36%
3.	Irish	35,495	10.86%
4.	Dutch	28,192	8.63%
5.	Norwegian	23,916	7.32%
6.	United States Or American	17,805	5.45%
7.	Swedish	14,181	4.34%
8.	Scottish	13,962	4.27%
9.	French Non-Basque	10,866	3.33%
10.	Italian	10,341	3.16%

Bellingham Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	286,151	90.86%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	11,430	3.63%
3.	Russian	2,764	0.88%
4.	German	1,890	0.60%
5.	Other Indic	1,427	0.45%
6.	French	1,402	0.45%
7.	Other West Germanic	1,384	0.44%
8.	Other Slavic	1,028	0.33%
9.	Chinese	926	0.29%
10.	Vietnamese	906	0.29%

Bellingham Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	303,141	90.22%
Naturalized immigrant	13,271	3.95%
Not a citizen	19,588	5.83%

Bellingham Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bellingham Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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