Whatcom County is located in northwest Washington. The County Seat is Bellingham and the largest city is Bellingham. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 208,351 and the 2010 census population was 201,140. The land area is 2,106.86 square miles and there are 95.5 persons per square mile.
87.6% of the population is White, 1.2% is Black or African American, 8.6% is Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% is Asian, 3.2% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.3% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 3.6% is two or more races. 90.9% have a high school degree or higher, and 31.9% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $277,000, there are 79,314 households, an average of 2.50 persons per household. The per capita income is $26,530, the median household income is $51,939, and 16.4% of the persons in Whatcom County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 19,639. Retail sales (in $1000) were $2,556,022, and sales per capita were $13,254. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 24.3%.
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| Inmates Search the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office inmate roster by name. |
| Whatcom County Attorneys Browse this directory of Whatcom County, Washington State attorneys to view member information including bar number, name, address, phone, fax, e-mail and homepage. |
| Whatcom County Births 1891-1907 Search the Washington State Digital Archives for Whatcom County, Washington births recorded between 1891 and 1907. |
| Whatcom County Census 1910 Search the Washington Secretary of State Archives by name for Whatcom County, Washington 1910 Federal census records. |
| Whatcom County Court Records Select Whatcom County from the menu, then search by name, case type, case number, or years filed for Superior Court judgments and court records. |
| Whatcom County Court Records - Frontier Justice Search the Washington Secretary of State Digital Archives for Whatcom County, Washington Frontier Justice court cases heard in Washington Territory between 1853 and 1889. |
| Whatcom County Jail Press Releases Search for Whatcom County, Washington Jail Press Releases by date. |
| Whatcom County Marriages 1878-1879 1878-1879 historical marriage records from Whatcom County. Query by groom, bride, or state. |
| Whatcom County Missing Persons Browse this Whatcom County, Washington missing persons listing to view information including name, photo, date/city missing from, DOB, physical description, circumstances and contact #, with link to flyer. |
| Whatcom County Naturalizations 1854-1988 Search the Washington Secretary of State Digital Archives database for Whatcom County, Washington Petitions for Naturalization. |
| Whatcom County Property Search the Assessor's database of Whatcom County, Washington by parcel number, property info or address to view information including owner, address, legal description, zoning, assessment and parcel number. |
| Whatcom County Registered Offenders Search for registered offenders in your area with this Whatcom County, Washington Sheriffs Office services. |
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