Bellingham, WA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5305280, place: Bellingham city, Washington)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 56,689 (100%)
In labor force: 37,631 (66.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 37,563 (66.26%)
----Employed: 33,704 (59.45%)
----Unemployed: 3,859 (6.81%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.3%
--Armed Forces: 68 (0.12%)
Not in labor force: 19,058 (33.62%)
Females 16 years and over: 29,433 (51.92%)
In labor force: 18,106 (31.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 18,106 (31.94%)
----Employed: 16,314 (28.78%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,881 (6.85%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,211 (3.9%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 32,952 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 23,034 (69.9%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,841 (11.66%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,193 (3.62%)
Walked: 2,231 (6.77%)
Other means: 1,240 (3.76%)
Worked at home: 1,413 (4.29%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 33,704 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 11,237 (33.34%)
Service occupations: 6,139 (18.21%)
Sales and office occupations: 9,560 (28.36%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 257 (0.76%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,568 (7.62%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,943 (11.7%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 321 (0.95%)
Construction: 2,175 (6.45%)
Manufacturing: 3,210 (9.52%)
Wholesale trade.: 954 (2.83%)
Retail trade: 5,446 (16.16%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,211 (3.59%)
Information: 911 (2.7%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,560 (4.63%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,150 (9.35%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,942 (23.56%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 4,035 (11.97%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,801 (5.34%)
Public administration: 988 (2.93%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 25,420 (75.42%)
Government workers: 5,649 (16.76%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,527 (7.5%)
Unpaid family workers: 108 (0.32%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 28,012 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,925 (14.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,389 (8.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,476 (15.98%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,962 (14.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,530 (16.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,654 (16.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,847 (6.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,450 (5.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 450 (1.61%)
$200,000 or more: 329 (1.17%)
Median household income: $32,530

With earnings: 22,360 (79.82%)
--Mean earnings: $42,139
With Social Security income: 6,673 (23.82%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,594
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,129 (4.03%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,704
With public assistance income: 897 (3.2%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,687
With retirement income: 4,156 (14.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,360

Families: 13,969 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 912 (6.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 496 (3.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,642 (11.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,798 (12.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,544 (18.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,340 (23.91%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,445 (10.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,170 (8.38%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 369 (2.64%)
$200,000 or more: 253 (1.81%)
Median family income: $47,196

Per capita income: $19,483

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,288
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,971

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,319 (9.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 986 (7.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 603 (4.32%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 676 (4.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 607 (4.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 364 (2.61%)
Individuals: 12,854 (92.02%)
--18 years and over: 10,871 (77.82%)
----65 years and over: 707 (5.06%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,887 (13.51%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,160 (8.3%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 8,871 (63.5%)

Return to Bellingham,WA.