2018
WHATCOM COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS Source: Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism
Real Estate: Home Sales Prices (2018) Bellingham Average $500,000 Whatcom County Average $385,000
Median $382,763 Median $348,200
MAJOR EMPLOYERS Western Washington University Peace Health Medical Center
Rent Average rent for 1-2 bedroom apartment Average rent for 3 bedroom house
City of Bellingham
$1,676 - $2,611 $2,508 - $2,995
Whatcom County Government BP Cherry Point Refinery School Districts
Tax In Bellingham, sales tax is 8.7%. When it comes to property tax, they are assessed at the local level yearly.
Aramark Food Services (WWU) Fred Meyer (retail/Grocer) Alcoa Intalco Works Zodiac Aerospace Silver Reef Casino
Cost of Living Index National Cost of living indexes allow for an equal comparison of the cost of living to different United States regions, where 100% is th national average. These figures were compiled by the ACCRA Cost of Living Index (2010). Overall Housing Transportation Utilities
126% 154% 117% 83%
Matrix Service Inc. Whatcom Community College Anvil Corp. Alpha Technologies Lithtex Northwest (printing) Smith Gardens Inc.
Healthcare Goods & Services Grocery Items
118% 100% 117%
Median Household Income - Bellingham $56,085 (2018 estimate)
Costco Wal-Mart Faithlife Corp. (software) ConocoPhillips Refinery CH2M HIll Bellingham Technical College Haggen, Inc (grocer)
Transportation WTA City Bus, Amtrak, Airporter Shuttle, Alaska Marine Highway System, Greyhound Bus, Bellingham International Airport: Alaska/Horizon, Allegiant, and private charters.
Crime Rate You can find neighborhood crime statistics at www.cob.org/PIRCrimeStatistics/
Peace Health Medical Center - www.peacehealth.org/whatcom Peace Health/St. Joseph's is a regional full-service, acute-care facility.
Haskell Corp. Sterling Health Plans T-Mobile
2018
WHATCOM COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS Source: Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism
Population (Source: Office of Financial Management www.ofm.wa.gov) 250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
2000
2010
2014
Whatcom
2000 166,814
2010 201,140
2014 207,600
2018 220,300
Bellingham Blaine Everson Ferndale Lynden Nooksack Sumas
67,171 3,770 2,035 8,758 9,230 851 960
80,885 4,684 2,481 11,415 11,951 1,338 1,307
82,810 4,865 2,570 12,710 12,920 1,435 1,468
89,045 5,164 2,634 13,403 13,952 1,525 1,409
2018
YEARLY AVERAGES & FACTS
Bellingham Weather
Bellingham Snowfall - 7 in Ski area snowfall - 663 in
Source: www.wunderground.com/us/wa/bellingham.html www.wrcc.dri.edu/
Temp Range (Farenheit) January March May July September November
Sunny days - 158
Avg. Low
Avg. High
Record Low
Record High
Partly sunny/cloudy days - 93
32 37 46 54 49 37
45 52 62 71 69 50
-1 10 30 32 29 4
65 70 89 94 90 68
Measurable rain - 59 in
Temperature Duration Average Number of Days Below 32' F Above 90' F
6 2
Cloudy days - 201 Occasional strong winds 25-35 mph Humidity - monthly averages 73-81'
CONTACT INFO Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism 904 Potter Street Bellingham, WA 98229
Precipitation/Rain January March May July September November
Approximate Number of Inches 4.2 4.8 3.0 2.3 1.3 1.6 5.4
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