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Population
96,395
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$627,500
Owner-occupied units
Bellingham, WA
Washington · 48.753° N, 122.470° W · 28 sq mi
Bellingham is a city in Washington, with a population of 96,395 and about 3,421 residents per square mile. The median household earns $66,755 a year, and the median home is worth $627,500.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
28 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,421
People per square mile
Rank by population
#377
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#493
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$66,755
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,577
Per month
Homeownership
44.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
18.1 min
One way
People
Median age
34.1
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
48.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8.5%
Households
41,500
2.15 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 27.4%
Arts, food & hospitality 13.8%
Professional & business services 11.3%
Retail trade 11%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Washington
State bird
Willow Goldfinch
State flower
Coast Rhododendron
State capital
Olympia
Nickname
The Evergreen State
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Cities near Bellingham
- Marysville, WA49 mi · 77,686
- Everett, WA56 mi · 113,567
- Shoreline, WA69 mi · 66,542
- Bothell, WA69 mi · 52,199
- Kirkland, WA74 mi · 97,410
- Redmond, WA76 mi · 82,506
- Seattle, WA79 mi · 784,777
- Bellevue, WA81 mi · 154,193
Cities about the same size
- Lawrence, KS96,367
- Greenville, NC96,443
- North Port, FL96,551
- O'Fallon, MO96,101
- Manteca, CA96,693
- Portsmouth, VA96,777
- Chino, CA96,957
- Reading, PA95,832
More in Washington
- Spokane230,783
- Tacoma229,816
- Vancouver199,698
- Kent134,871
- Spokane Valley108,405
- Renton104,975
- Federal Way99,729
- Yakima97,458
Wealthiest person in Washington
Name
Steve Ballmer
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$118B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Hunts Point
Source of wealth
Microsoft
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Washington · private sector
Employer
Amazon
Sector
Retail & cloud
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Washington
Company
Amazon
Revenue
$638.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Seattle
Ticker
AMZN
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.