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People QuickFacts |
Whatcom County |
Washington |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
185,953 | 6,395,798 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
11.5% | 8.5% |
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Population, 2000 |
166,814 | 5,894,121 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
5.6% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
21.9% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
12.4% | 11.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
50.6% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
90.4% | 84.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.0% | 3.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.8% | 1.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
3.5% | 6.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
2.2% | 3.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
6.2% | 9.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
84.8% | 76.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
45.4% | 48.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
9.8% | 10.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.2% | 14.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
87.5% | 87.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
27.2% | 27.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
24,106 | 981,007 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.8 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
85,285 | 2,699,333 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
63.4% | 64.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
23.2% | 25.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$155,700 | $168,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
64,446 | 2,271,398 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.51 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$44,034 | $48,438 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,025 | $22,973 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
13.2% | 11.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Whatcom County |
Washington |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
6,119 | 175,6581 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
68,078 | 2,316,2961 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
14.2% | 2.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
13,357 | 386,895 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
16,349 | 467,290 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.1% | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.1% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 2.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
23.2% | 29.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
5,211,960 | 79,313,884 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
905,766 | 84,634,499 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,776,574 | 65,262,333 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,205 | $10,757 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
245,775 | 8,642,681 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
1,482 | 50,033 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
1,167,230 | 44,840,8421 |
