What is the population of Bellingham CDP?

Bellingham CDP has 4,939 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #121 of 248 in Massachusetts.

What is the median household income in Bellingham CDP?

Median household income in Bellingham CDP is $88,731 a year, 13% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Bellingham CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,995 a month and the median home value is $385,300, so rent absorbs about 27% of median household income.

Is Bellingham CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Bellingham CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Bellingham, MA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Bellingham, Massachusetts (Bellingham, MA — Census place “Bellingham CDP”) is 4,939 residents, ranking #121 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $88,731, the median home is worth $385,300 and median gross rent runs $1,995 a month. Looking for the Bellingham Massachusetts ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Bellingham, MA: 02019.

Population: 4,939Bellingham CDP residents
Median household income: $88,731Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $385,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,995Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 46.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 66%Owner-occupied households

Bellingham ZIP codes (Massachusetts)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Bellingham.

The Bellingham MA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

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What the numbers mean in Bellingham CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Bellingham CDP median would spend about 27% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.8% of residents and 66% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Bellingham CDP, MA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Bellingham CDP is a small town in Massachusetts, with 4,939 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #121 of 248 ranked by population — larger than 51% of them. The median age here is 46.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Bellingham CDP earn a median of $88,731 a year, 13% above the national figure of $78,538 and 11% below the $99,537 median for the 222 Massachusetts cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 1.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Bellingham CDP is valued at $385,300, 27% above the national figure and 23% below the $497,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,995 a month, 41.9% above the national figure, or roughly $23,940 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 66% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Bellingham CDP?: Bellingham CDP has 4,939 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #121 of 248 in Massachusetts.
What is the median household income in Bellingham CDP?: Median household income in Bellingham CDP is $88,731 a year, 13% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Bellingham CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,995 a month and the median home value is $385,300, so rent absorbs about 27% of median household income.
Is Bellingham CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Bellingham CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Bellingham CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.