ZIP 98225 · Bellingham
Who lives in ZIP code 98225 (Bellingham, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bellingham, WA · Whatcom County
uszips 2026
People50,216
Median age31.8
Household income$63,941
Home value$628,711
Median rent$1,523/mo
Poverty23.2%
College degree+50.0%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bellingham, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 1,542 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 22,612
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.6% are 65 or older; 88.9% are adults.
Household income
32.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,022.
Education (adults 25+)
52.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 30.4%
- Never married
- 54.1%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 3.6%
- Family size
- 2.71
- Dual-income families
- 55.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 40.3%
- Rent burden
- 40.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.7%
- Unemployment
- 6.8%
- Self-employed
- 12.3%
- Farmers
- 0.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.9%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 14.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.0%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.