Whatcom County, Washington Demographics

Whatcom County is 4th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Whatcom County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Female residents

Whatcom County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Home median value

Whatcom County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Whatcom County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Whatcom County is 6th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Whatcom County is 7th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Whatcom County is 7th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Whatcom County is 8th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Housing units

Whatcom County is 8th in Washington out of 39 other counties in Retail sales

Size Demographics
	Whatcom County	Rank	Washington	US
Current population (2012)	205,262	9th	6,897,012	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,106.9	12th	66,455.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	95.5	10th	101.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Whatcom County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents younger than 5	5.5%	23rd	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.3%	27th	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.4%	26th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Whatcom County	Rank	Washington	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.4%	12th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	31.8%	7th	31.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Whatcom County	Rank	Washington	US
Race - White	87.9%	29th	81.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.2%	18th	3.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.1%	10th	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	4.0%	9th	7.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.3%	16th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.5%	15th	4.3%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	18th	11.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	81.0%	20th	71.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Whatcom County	Rank	Washington	US
Female residents	50.5%	6th	50.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	11.1%	9th	12.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Whatcom County	Rank	Washington	US
Housing units	91,280	8th	2,907,490	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	25.3%	4th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	79,003	9th	2,602,568	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	62.9%	34th	64.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$290,400	6th	$283,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	21st	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	637	9th	28,118	829,658

Income Demographics
	Whatcom County	Rank	Washington	US
Income per capita	$26,273	13th	$30,481	$27,915
Income per household	$51,389	12th	$58,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.2%	20th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Whatcom County	Rank	Washington	US
Non-farm private establishments	6,117	6th	173,511	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	66,595	6th	2,355,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	19,639	8th	551,340	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,556,022	8th	$92,968,519	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,254	7th	$14,380	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$407,945	6th	$12,389,422	$613,795,732