Whatcom County, WA

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2022 Population

226,523

0.886% 1-year growth

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

37.8

0% 1-year change

2022 Poverty Rate

12.9%

4.15% 1-year decrease

About

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None of the households in Whatcom County, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Whatcom County, WA are Western Washington University (3,831 degrees awarded in 2022), Whatcom Community College (1,193 degrees), and Bellingham Technical College (835 degrees).

Most people in Whatcom County, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Whatcom County, WA was 2 cars per household.

Whatcom County, WA borders Okanogan County, WA, San Juan County, WA, and Skagit County, WA.

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Economy

The economy of Whatcom County, WA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Whatcom County, WA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Whatcom County, WA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Whatcom County, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Whatcom County, WA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Whatcom County, WA, though some of these residents may live in Whatcom County, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($84,218), Information ($74,858), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,247).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($57,476), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,179), and Construction ($51,994).

Employment by Industry Sector

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3.62%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Construction
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Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
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Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Whatcom County, WA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 60.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.8%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (60.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (36.4%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.8%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Whatcom County, WA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 1993

Maria Cantwell

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Washington

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Washington have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Whatcom County, WA are White (3,974 and 67.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (658 and 11.1%), Two or More Races (464 and 7.86%), and Asian (372 and 6.3%).

The largest universities in Whatcom County, WA by number of degrees awarded are Western Washington University (3,831 and NaNk%), Whatcom Community College (1,193 and NaNk%), and Bellingham Technical College (835 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in Whatcom County, WA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (490 and NaNk%), General Psychology (220 and NaNk%), and General Business Administration & Management (180 and NaNk%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.975% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.954% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.41M), Some college (1.4M), and Bachelors Degree (1.33M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Whatcom County, WA have an average commute time of 21.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Whatcom County, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

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Homeowners with Mortgage

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This chart shows the percentage of owner in Whatcom County, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Whatcom County, WA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Whatcom County, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Whatcom County, WA is from Washington.

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2022 Wage GINI in Washington

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2021 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2022, the income inequality in Washington was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (72%)
Worked At Home (11.3%)
Carpooled (8.19%)

In 2022, 72% of workers in Whatcom County, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who carpooled to work (8.19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Whatcom County, WA have a shorter commute time (21.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Whatcom County, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Whatcom County, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Whatcom County, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Whatcom County, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Whatcom County, WA (28.5k out of 221k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Health

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Whatcom County, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 32 in Whatcom County, WA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Whatcom County, WA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 28.4% in Whatcom County, WA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Whatcom County, WA.