2022 population: 230,677 ( 29,537 from 2010 , 3,834 from 2020)
Land area: 2107.9 square miles
Population density: 109.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	177,621	77.00%	7.9%
Black:	2,512	1.09%	40.4%
Indian:	5,453	2.36%	7.6%
Asian:	12,003	5.20%	61.2%
2+ races:	8,784	3.81%	45.5%
Hispanic:	24,304	10.54%	54.3%

Total non-White:	53,056	23.00%	45.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,551	10.0
Deaths:	4,599	10.1
Net Migration:	2,851	6.3
Net Immigration:	738	1.6

Change in White population:	12,946	6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	16,591	8.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
201,140
164,675	81.87%
1,789	0.89%
5,070	2.52%
7,447	3.70%
6,038	3.00%
15,756	7.83%
36,465	18.13%

2000
166,814
143,842	86.23%
1,065	0.64%
4,396	2.64%
4,821	2.89%
3,654	2.19%
8,687	5.21%
22,972	13.77%

1990
127,780
117,593	92.03%
618	0.48%
3,816	2.99%
2,507	1.96%
n/a
3,246	2.54%
10,187	7.97%

1980
106,701
100,669	94.35%
241	0.23%
2,939	2.75%
846	0.79%
n/a
1,957	1.83%
6,032	5.65%

1970
81,950
78,330	95.58%
199	0.24%
1,927	2.35%
307	0.37%
n/a
956	1.17%
3,620	4.42%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
19,800	11.9
12,286	7.4
21,598	12.9
5,322	3.2

20,833	12.5
13,493	8.1

Number	Rate
1990's
19,274	15.1
11,071	8.7
21,093	16.5
4,941	3.9

26,249	20.5
12,785	10.0

Number	Rate
1980's
16,503	15.5
8,592	8.1
12,911	12.1
n/a

16,924	15.9
4,155	3.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
18,121	22.1
n/a

22,339	27.3
2,412	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Whatcom County, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.8
42,934	18.6%
187,743	81.4%
40,971	17.8%

91,171
2.43

54,640	59.9%
43,780	80.1%
3,809	7.0%
36,531	40.1%

2010
Number	Percent
36.6
42,205	21.0%
158,935	79.0%
26,640	13.2%

80,370
2.43

48,862	60.8%
38,577	79.0%
4,208	8.6%
31,508	39.2%

2000
Number	Percent
34.0
40,147	24.1%
126,667	75.9%
19,418	11.6%

64,464
2.51

41,330	64.1%
33,612	81.3%
3,593	8.7%
23,134	35.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
31,821	24.9%
95,959	75.1%
16,225	12.7%

48,645
2.53

32,528	66.9%
27,613	84.9%
2,505	7.7%
16,117	33.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.8
28,266	26.5%
78,435	73.5%
11,941	11.2%

39,572
2.60

26,991	68.2%
23,468	86.9%
1,723	6.4%
12,581	31.8%

2022 Housing Data for Whatcom County, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,809	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,639	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,857	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,888	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,818	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,006	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,758	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,246	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,883	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,847	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,571	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,861	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,596	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,177	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,218	9.0%
$200,000 or more	7,997	8.8%

Median Household Income	77,581
Per Capita Income	40,916

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	95
Compared to U.S.	102

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,283	4.7%
Public Assistance	3,284	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,370	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	94,491	71.4%
Unemployed	4,932	3.7%
In Armed Forces	387	0.3%

Total Labor Force	99,810	75.4%
Not in Labor Force	32,610	24.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	39,322	29,987	56.7%
Non-Profit	3,451	6,269	35.5%
Self-Employed	8,167	5,927	57.9%

Local Government	3,340	5,244	38.9%
State Government	3,226	3,898	45.3%
Federal Government	1,602	847	65.4%

Total Private + Self	47,489	35,914	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,619	16,258	41.7%
Total	59,108	52,172	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17,699	15.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	21,067	18.9%
Professional, Technical	26,910	24.1%
Service Occupations	20,513	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,737	1.6%
All others	25,268	22.7%

White Collar		58.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,761	13.2%
Manufacturing	11,858	10.6%
Educational services	11,472	10.3%
Retail trade	11,042	9.9%
Construction	9,363	8.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,345	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	8,337	7.5%
Other services	6,630	5.9%
Public administration	5,889	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	4,289	3.8%
Finance and insurance	3,245	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,240	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,757	2.5%
Wholesale trade	2,575	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,557	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,361	2.1%
Information	1,920	1.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	413	0.4%
Utilities	357	0.3%
Management	46	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	16,018	7.07%
Puerto Rican	905	0.40%
Cuban	281	0.12%
Dominican	153	0.07%

Total Central American	1,926	0.85%
Costa Rican	244	0.11%
Guatemalan	739	0.33%
Honduran	263	0.12%
Nicaraguan	9	0.00%
Panamanian	89	0.04%
Salvadoran	582	0.26%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	903	0.40%
Argentinean	121	0.05%
Bolivian	74	0.03%
Chilean	69	0.03%
Colombian	139	0.06%
Ecuadorian	61	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	317	0.14%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	91	0.04%
Other South American	31	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,783	1.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,592	1.14%
Chinese	2,193	0.97%
Vietnamese	1,466	0.65%
Filipino	1,096	0.48%
Korean	751	0.33%
Japanese	331	0.15%
Thai	285	0.13%
Taiwanese	145	0.06%
Cambodian	123	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	189,245	87.8%
Spanish	13,318	6.2%
Other Indo-European	2,794	1.3%
Chinese	1,948	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,736	0.8%
Other Asian	1,256	0.6%
German, other Germanic	1,153	0.5%
Vietnamese	901	0.4%
Other	870	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	35,318	15.6%
English	27,604	12.2%
Irish	21,633	9.6%
Norwegian	12,141	5.4%
Dutch	11,945	5.3%
European	8,766	3.9%
Italian	7,600	3.4%
Scottish	7,396	3.3%
Swedish	7,106	3.1%
American	6,478	2.9%
French	5,961	2.6%
Polish	4,482	2.0%
Russian	2,860	1.3%
British	2,666	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	2,465	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	215,938	95.3%
Not a citizen	10,585	4.7%

Native	204,144	90.1%
Foreign-born	22,379	9.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,271	2.1%	6,941	4.6%	33,470	21.9%	52,373	34.3%	34,017	22.3%	22,434	14.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,271	2.1%
9-12 Years	6,941	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,470	21.9%
Some College	52,373	34.3%
Bach. Degree	34,017	22.3%
Grad Degree	22,434	14.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	68,019	64,459	3,560	5.2%	5.1%
1991	70,058	65,480	4,578	6.5%	6.1%
1992	73,352	67,642	5,710	7.8%	7.2%
1993	75,010	69,083	5,927	7.9%	7.3%
1994	75,329	69,350	5,979	7.9%	6.3%
1995	79,146	73,226	5,920	7.5%	6.2%
1996	80,215	74,608	5,607	7.0%	5.9%
1997	80,254	75,647	4,607	5.7%	4.9%
1998	81,743	77,284	4,459	5.5%	4.8%
1999	85,656	81,283	4,373	5.1%	4.8%

2000	89,315	84,382	4,933	5.5%	5.1%
2001	88,943	83,137	5,806	6.5%	6.0%
2002	91,601	85,377	6,224	6.8%	7.1%
2003	94,974	88,567	6,407	6.7%	7.2%
2004	98,862	92,855	6,007	6.1%	6.3%
2005	102,278	96,802	5,476	5.4%	5.6%
2006	102,963	97,929	5,034	4.9%	5.0%
2007	106,236	101,362	4,874	4.6%	4.6%
2008	108,685	103,050	5,635	5.2%	5.2%
2009	105,730	97,426	8,304	7.9%	8.3%

2010	102,301	93,541	8,760	8.6%	9.1%
2011	101,769	93,557	8,212	8.1%	8.5%
2012	102,772	95,113	7,659	7.5%	7.7%
2013	102,057	94,643	7,414	7.3%	6.6%
2014	101,159	94,713	6,446	6.4%	5.9%
2015	104,286	98,270	6,016	5.8%	5.4%
2016	107,213	101,059	6,154	5.7%	5.2%
2017	109,989	104,589	5,400	4.9%	4.6%
2018	111,724	106,483	5,241	4.7%	4.4%
2019	115,163	109,443	5,720	5.0%	4.1%

2020	114,716	103,992	10,724	9.3%	8.4%
2021	112,503	105,678	6,825	6.1%	5.2%
2022	115,087	109,454	5,633	4.9%	4.2%
2023	115,010	110,037	4,973	4.3%	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	100,394
Median Value	$475,000

Occupied	91,171	90.8%
Vacant	9,223	9.2%

Owned	57,442	63.0%
Rented	33,729	37.0%
Median Rent	$1,370

Single-Family Units	66,183	65.9%
Detached	62,978	62.7%
Attached	3,205	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	20,186	20.1%
Mobile Homes	6,585	6.6%

Whatcom County, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Whatcom County, WA

2022 Housing Data for Whatcom County, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Whatcom County, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Whatcom County, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Whatcom County, WA

Historical Labor Force Data for Whatcom County, WA