Editing Bellingham, Washington (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 8135
|1900= 11062
|1910= 24298
|1920= 25585
|1930= 30823
|1940= 29314
|1950= 34112
|1960= 34688
|1970= 39375
|1980= 45794
|1990= 52179
|2000= 67171
|2010= 80885
|2020= 91482
|estyear=2023
|estimate=94720
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web |date=April 2024 |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=June 17, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 91,482 people, 39,236 households, and 18,252 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Bellingham%20city,%20Washington%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
|+'''Bellingham, Washington – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Bellingham city, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US5305280&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bellingham city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US5305280&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bellingham city, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US5305280&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|57,684
|65,907
|style='background: #ffffe6; |68,442
|85.88%
|81.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |74.81%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|622
|1,015
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,253
|0.93%
|1.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.37%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|899
|964
|style='background: #ffffe6; |812
|1.34%
|1.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.89%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,832
|4,086
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,425
|4.22%
|5.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.93%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|106
|201
|style='background: #ffffe6; |280
|0.16%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|176
|177
|style='background: #ffffe6; |537
|0.26%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.59%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,741
|2,870
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,257
|2.59%
|3.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.84%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3,111
|5,665
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,476
|4.63%
|7.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.27%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''67,171'''
|'''80,885'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''91,482'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 80,885 people, 34,671 households, and 16,129 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2986.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 36,760 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1357.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.0% of the population.

There were 34,671 households, of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 53.5% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.79.

The median age in the city was 31.3 years. 15.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 23.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 22% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $32,530, and the median income for a family was $47,196. Males had a median income of $35,288 versus $25,971 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,483. About 9.4% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those aged 65 or over.