ZIP 98230 · Blaine
Who lives in ZIP code 98230 (Blaine, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Blaine, WA · Whatcom County
uszips 2026
People18,744
Median age45.6
Household income$86,623
Home value$500,748
Median rent$1,365/mo
Poverty9.4%
College degree+32.0%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bellingham, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 170 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,976
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.3% are 65 or older; 79.8% are adults.
Household income
40.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,388.
Education (adults 25+)
48.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.1%
- Never married
- 23.6%
- Divorced
- 15.0%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 41.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.6%
- Rent burden
- 38.1%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.3%
- Veterans
- 10.4%
- With a disability
- 15.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.3%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.