ZIP 98226 · Bellingham
Who lives in ZIP code 98226 (Bellingham, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bellingham, WA · Whatcom County
uszips 2026
People46,782
Median age41.1
Household income$79,375
Home value$603,166
Median rent$1,620/mo
Poverty12.0%
College degree+39.7%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bellingham, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 171 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 20,048
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.8% are 65 or older; 83.4% are adults.
Household income
41.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,463.
Education (adults 25+)
49.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.8%
- Never married
- 31.4%
- Divorced
- 12.0%
- Widowed
- 4.8%
- Family size
- 2.75
- Dual-income families
- 49.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.4%
- Rent burden
- 33.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.2%
- Veterans
- 6.2%
- With a disability
- 14.6%
- No health insurance
- 7.2%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.