Bellingham Population and Demographics

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Bellingham City, Washington Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Bellingham Population: 67171 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 32291 48.07% Female 34880 51.93%       Under 5 years 3502 5.21% 5 to 9 years 3228 4.81% 10 to 14 years 3151 4.69% 15 to 19 years 6373 9.49% 20 to 24 years 11603 17.27% 25 to 34 years 9616 14.32% 35 to 44 years 8186 12.19% 45 to 54 years 8690 12.94% 55 to 59 years 2584 3.85% 60 to 64 years 1881 2.8% 65 to 74 years 3537 5.27% 75 to 84 years 3292 4.9% 85 years and over 1528 2.27%       Median age (years) 30.4       18 years and over 55286 82.31% Male 26286 39.13% Female 29000 43.17% 21 years and over 47970 71.41% 62 years and over 9457 14.08% 65 years and over 8357 12.44% Male 3283 4.89% Female 5074 7.55%       Race     One race 65102 96.92% White 59031 87.88% Black or African American 655 0.98% American Indian and Alaska Native 997 1.48% Asian 2853 4.25% Asian indian 401 0.6% Chinese 496 0.74% Filipino 329 0.49% Japanese 330 0.49% Korean 394 0.59% Vietnamese 608 0.91% Other Asian 295 0.44% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 116 0.17% Native Hawaiian 33 0.05% Guamanian or Chamorro 31 0.05% Samoan 32 0.05% Other Pacific Islander 20 0.03% Some other race 1450 2.16% Two or more races 2069 3.08%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 67171 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 3111 4.63% Mexican 2066 3.08% Puerto Rican 138 0.21% Cuban 43 0.06% Other Hispanic or Latino 864 1.29% Not Hispanic or Latino 64060 95.37% White alone 57684 85.88%       Relationship     Total Population 67171 100.00% In households 62578 93.16% Householder 27999 41.68% Spouse 10512 15.65% Child 13485 20.08% Own child under 18 years 11069 16.48% Other relatives 1648 2.45% Under 18 years 449 0.67% Nonrelatives 8934 13.3% Unmarried partner 1923 2.86% In group quarters 4593 6.84% Institutionalized population 1071 1.59% Non-Institutionalized population 3522 5.24%       Households by Type     Total Households 27999 100.0 % Family households (families) 13990 49.97% With own children under 18 years 6462 23.08% Married-couple family 10512 37.54% With own children under 18 years 4253 15.19% Female householder, no husband present 2567 9.17% With own children under 18 years 1727 6.17% Non Family households 14009 50.03% Householder living alone 9251 33.04% Householder 65 years and over 2879 10.28%       Households with individuals under 18 years 6854 24.48% Households with individuals 65 years and over 5779 20.64%       Average Household size 2.24 Average family size 2.83       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 29474 100.00% Occupied housing units 27999 95% Vacant housing units 1475 5% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 134 0.45% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.6       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 27999 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 13487 48.17% Renter-occupied housing units. 14512 51.83%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.36 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.12

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