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Language Spoken At Home in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 190,184 | 100% |
English only | 167,181 | 87.9% |
Language other than English | 23,003 | 12.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,901 | 4.7% |
Spanish | 10,206 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,267 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,999 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,626 | 1.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,069 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,679 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 729 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 329 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 201,404 | 100% |
American | 8,030 | 4.0% |
Arab | 358 | 0.2% |
Czech | 979 | 0.5% |
Danish | 2,810 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 15,836 | 7.9% |
English | 24,234 | 12.0% |
French (except Basque) | 6,748 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 1,986 | 1.0% |
German | 40,277 | 20.0% |
Greek | 770 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 1,062 | 0.5% |
Irish | 26,131 | 13.0% |
Italian | 7,398 | 3.7% |
Lithuanian | 379 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 14,177 | 7.0% |
Polish | 4,444 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 738 | 0.4% |
Russian | 3,331 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,509 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 8,276 | 4.1% |
Slovak | 177 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 471 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 7,788 | 3.9% |
Swiss | 1,056 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 2,089 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 2,010 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 169 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 79,244 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 48,611 | 61.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,034 | 26.5% |
Married-couple family | 38,775 | 48.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,111 | 19.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,377 | 3.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,363 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 7,459 | 9.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,560 | 5.8% |
Nonfamily households | 30,633 | 38.7% |
Householder living alone | 22,425 | 28.3% |
65 years and over | 7,315 | 9.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 22,767 | 28.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 18,778 | 23.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 196,138 | 100% |
Householder | 79,244 | 40.4% |
Spouse | 38,816 | 19.8% |
Child | 51,929 | 26.5% |
Other relatives | 7,991 | 4.1% |
Nonrelatives | 18,158 | 9.3% |
Unmarried partner | 4,789 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 82,095 | 100% |
Never married | 29,856 | 36.4% |
Now married, except separated | 42,004 | 51.2% |
Separated | 853 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 1,508 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 7,874 | 9.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 84,885 | 100% |
Never married | 25,744 | 30.3% |
Now married, except separated | 40,236 | 47.4% |
Separated | 1,525 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 6,452 | 7.6% |
Divorced | 10,928 | 12.9% |
Fertility in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,361 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 710 | 30.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 73 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,669 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,473 | 55.2% |
Less than 1 year | 339 | 12.7% |
1 or 2 years | 317 | 11.9% |
3 or 4 years | 257 | 9.6% |
5 or more years | 560 | 21.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,473 | 100% |
Who are female | 827 | 56.1% |
Who are married | 971 | 65.9% |
School Enrollment in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 57,109 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,841 | 5.0% |
Kindergarten | 2,023 | 3.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 18,900 | 33.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,149 | 17.8% |
College or graduate school | 23,196 | 40.6% |
Educational Attainment in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 130,117 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,434 | 3.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,109 | 5.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 29,714 | 22.8% |
Some college, no degree | 32,969 | 25.3% |
Associate's degree | 14,330 | 11.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 27,722 | 21.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 13,839 | 10.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 31.9% |
Veteran Status in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 159,188 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 15,775 | 9.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 199,961 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,246 | 12.6% |
Under 18 years | 41,872 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,946 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 131,698 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,914 | 10.6% |
65 years and over | 26,391 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,386 | 35.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 199,390 | 100% |
Same house | 165,573 | 83.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 32,790 | 16.4% |
Same county | 21,457 | 10.8% |
Different county | 11,333 | 5.7% |
Same state | 7,221 | 3.6% |
Different state | 4,112 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 1,027 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 201,404 | 100% |
Native | 179,470 | 89.1% |
Born in United States | 176,157 | 87.5% |
State of residence | 104,346 | 51.8% |
Different state | 71,811 | 35.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,313 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 21,934 | 10.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 21,934 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 10,718 | 48.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 11,216 | 51.1% |
Year of Entry in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 25,247 | 100% |
Native | 3,313 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 147 | 4.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,166 | 95.6% |
Foreign born | 21,934 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 453 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 21,481 | 97.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Whatcom County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 21,934 | 100% |
Europe | 4,884 | 22.3% |
Asia | 5,541 | 25.3% |
Africa | 507 | 2.3% |
Oceania | 221 | 1.0% |
Latin America | 5,294 | 24.1% |
Northern America | 5,487 | 25.0% |