Household Types in Whatcom County, Washington (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington and Whatcom County
Whatcom County
Washington
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family247.881361%49.901951%47.881361%47.9%38,79338.8k8.958392%10.102737%8.958392%9.0%7,2583.878103%4.454600%3.878103%3.9%3,14227.981091%27.497195%27.981091%28.0%22,67022.7k11.301053%8.043518%11.301053%11.3%9,156
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Washington and Whatcom County
Whatcom County
Washington
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads71.914231%71.082618%71.914231%71.9%14,32114.3k19.579191%20.415785%19.579191%19.6%3,8998.506578%8.501597%8.506578%8.5%1,694

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington and Whatcom County
Whatcom County
Washington
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children224.579420%28.108927%24.579420%24.6%19,91419.9k75.031783%71.495354%75.031783%75.0%60,79060.8k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Washington and Whatcom County
Whatcom County
Washington
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Black3Other3Mixed3-10.834951%-1.786408%-24.310680%-9.009709%-9.548962%-4.132703%-22.215520%-7.661124%-45.941748%46%54.058252%56.441691%54.058252%54%2,575-21.750212%-4.120646%-18.606627%-6.414613%-17.548126%-8.701894%-16.706412%-7.265567%-50.892099%51%49.107901%49.778001%49.107901%49%2,354-7.395429%-3.746369%-28.541377%-11.452326%-8.500108%-3.759109%-28.820555%-8.077405%-51.135502%51%48.864498%50.842823%48.864498%49%69,88169.9k-9.963768%-1.086957%-43.297101%-2.355072%-18.981068%-6.672830%-34.807942%-6.670680%-56.702899%57%43.297101%32.867479%43.297101%43%552-26.625561%-9.613229%-18.890135%-8.856502%-19.639916%-9.702120%-17.922726%-7.617838%-63.985426%64%36.014574%45.117400%36.014574%36%3,568-14.073719%-1.531833%-35.806606%-21.110579%-16.753298%-6.332597%-27.440122%-11.157919%-72.522738%73%27.477262%38.316064%27.477262%27%2,089
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Whatcom County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
37.8%42.7%47.6%52.4%57.3%62.2%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6.5%9.5%12.5%15.4%18.4%21.4%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.5%3.0%4.5%5.9%7.5%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
16%22%28%34%40%46%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
4.2%6.5%8.7%10.9%13.2%15.4%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
11%17%22%27%32%38%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Whatcom County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
7%19%32%44%56%69%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3.5%7.1%10.7%14.2%17.8%21.4%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.6%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%25%35%45%55%66%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2%10%18%26%33%42%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
6%13%19%25%31%38%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Whatcom County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
7%26%44%63%81%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%14%20%27%35%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.9%9.8%14.7%19.6%24.5%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%13%26%39%53%66%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%18%27%36%46%
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Household Types by Place in Whatcom County

There are 19 places in Whatcom County. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Whatcom County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Whatcom County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Whatcom County, selected places in Whatcom County, and entities that contain Whatcom County
0%20%40%60%Count#DemingCusterNooksackGenevaLyndenSudden ValleyEversonSumasBirch BayFerndaleBlaineWashingtonWestPacificUnited StatesBellinghamWhatcomPeaceful VlyKendallMarietta-AlderwoodPoint RobertsBellinghamGlacierAcmeMaple Falls70.588235%70.588235%71%60170.229008%70.229008%70%92269.941061%69.941061%70%356364.319249%64.319249%64%548463.104126%63.104126%63%3,212560.760456%60.760456%61%1,598656.740196%56.740196%57%463753.565217%53.565217%54%308853.051377%53.051377%53%1,869952.897942%52.897942%53%2,5191050.503115%50.503115%51%1,0541149.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.881361%47.881361%48%38,79338.8k47.881361%47.881361%48%38,79338.8k45.552367%45.552367%46%6351243.103448%43.103448%43%251341.939252%41.939252%42%7181437.846154%37.846154%38%2461534.417527%34.417527%34%11,73511.7k1631.818182%31.818182%32%14170.000000%0.000000%0%0180.000000%0.000000%0%019
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 19 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Whatcom County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Whatcom County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Whatcom County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Whatcom County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Whatcom County, selected county subdivisions in Whatcom County, and entities that contain Whatcom County
0%20%40%60%Count#LyndenSumasFerndaleBlaineWashingtonWestPacificLummi IslandUnited StatesBellinghamWhatcomEast WhatcomLummi ReservationBellinghamPoint Roberts62.116777%62.116777%62%4,032161.861862%61.861862%62%1,854260.801839%60.801839%61%7,143354.631683%54.631683%55%4,435449.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.290598%48.290598%48%226548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.881361%47.881361%48%38,79338.8k47.881361%47.881361%48%38,79338.8k47.458162%47.458162%47%1,503641.464758%41.464758%41%753740.823896%40.823896%41%18,60118.6k837.846154%37.846154%38%2469
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Washington

There are 39 counties in Washington. This section compares Whatcom County to all of the counties in Washington and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Whatcom County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Whatcom County, selected other counties in Washington, and entities that contain Whatcom County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#GarfieldAdamsDouglasIslandStevensFranklinLincolnClarkGrantBentonSkagitPend OreilleKlickitatChelanKitsapSnohomishWahkiakumJeffersonSkamaniaOkanoganThurstonColumbiaMasonLewisYakimaSan JuanCowlitzPierceWashingtonWestPacificPacificFerryWalla WallaUnited StatesBellinghamWhatcomSpokaneAsotinKingClallamGrays HarborKittitasWhitman61.344538%61.344538%61%584157.910344%57.910344%58%3,320257.408698%57.408698%57%8,237356.646100%56.646100%57%18,91318.9k455.675955%55.675955%56%9,711554.680606%54.680606%55%13,75613.8k654.484667%54.484667%54%2,363754.075350%54.075350%54%88,87588.9k853.893161%53.893161%54%16,05116.1k953.618931%53.618931%54%36,68536.7k1053.424568%53.424568%53%24,63324.6k1153.022740%53.022740%53%2,8681252.980543%52.980543%53%4,2751352.867647%52.867647%53%14,38014.4k1452.854962%52.854962%53%51,93051.9k1552.848621%52.848621%53%147,250147k1652.766909%52.766909%53%9441752.643610%52.643610%53%7,1391852.326852%52.326852%52%2,3951951.291359%51.291359%51%8,6192051.250628%51.250628%51%53,02853.0k2151.154529%51.154529%51%8642251.131202%51.131202%51%11,48111.5k2350.445185%50.445185%50%14,84414.8k2450.357873%50.357873%50%40,38540.4k2550.295159%50.295159%50%3,8342649.998740%49.998740%50%19,83519.8k2749.923805%49.923805%50%153,319153k2849.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M48.931671%48.931671%49%4,3972948.568608%48.568608%49%1,4763048.482907%48.482907%48%10,59410.6k3148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.881361%47.881361%48%38,79338.8k47.881361%47.881361%48%38,79338.8k3247.876813%47.876813%48%91,55191.6k3347.585243%47.585243%48%4,4243447.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k3547.038616%47.038616%47%14,78814.8k3645.824840%45.824840%46%12,58912.6k3743.492193%43.492193%43%7,4653840.389875%40.389875%40%6,94139
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 39 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Whatcom County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Whatcom County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Whatcom County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Whatcom County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandWashingtonSan DiegoTarrantWestPacificAlamedaUnited StatesBellinghamWhatcomMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.901951%49.901951%50%1,345,6591.35M49.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.881361%47.881361%48%38,79338.8k47.881361%47.881361%48%38,79338.8k47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Whatcom County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal City:
Bellingham
Cities:
Bellingham, Blaine, Everson, Ferndale, Lynden, Nooksack, Sumas
Unincorporated Places:
Acme, Birch Bay, Custer, Deming, Geneva, Glacier, Kendall, Maple Falls, Marietta-Alderwood, Peaceful Valley, Point Roberts, Sudden Valley
ZIP Codes:
98220, 98225, 98226, 98229, 98230, 98237, 98240, 98244, 98247, 98248, 98262, 98264, 98266, 98276, 98281, 98283, 98284, 98295, 98862
Unified School Districts:
Bellingham, Blaine, Concrete, Ferndale, Lynden, Meridian, Mount Baker, Nooksack Valley, Sedro-Woolley
Congressional Districts:
WA-1, WA-2
State Senate Districts:
WA-40, WA-42
State House Districts:
WA-40, WA-42
Neighboring Counties:
Okanogan, San Juan, Skagit
Nearby Counties:
Island, Snohomish