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Washington · Census place 05280

Bellingham city, WA

Quick answer

Bellingham city has 92,367 residents, ranking #12 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $65,821, the median home is worth $577,400 and median gross rent runs $1,478 a month.

Population
92,367Bellingham city residents
Median household income
$65,821Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$577,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,478Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
45.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Bellingham city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Bellingham city median would spend about 26.9% 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 8.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.3% of residents and 45.2% of households own their home.

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

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