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Bellingham, WA MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 3,809
  equals Births 11,351
  less Deaths 7,542
Net Migration 6,842
  equals net International Migration 1,949
  plus net Domestic Migration 4,893

The population of the Bellingham, WA MSA changed from 201,570 on 2010 to 212,284 in 2015 -- a change of 10,714 (5.32%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (6,842) exceeded natural change (3,809); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Bellingham, WA MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Whatcom County, WA53073P0000001 201,570 203,415 204,961 206,349 208,491 212,284 10,714 5.32
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Whatcom County, WA53073B0000001 2,436 2,284 2,258 2,291 2,225 2,293 11,351 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Whatcom County, WA53073D0000001 1,432 1,429 1,477 1,604 1,544 1,488 7,542 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Whatcom County, WA53073NC000001 1,004 855 781 687 681 805 3,809 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Whatcom County, WA53073MI000001 292 306 334 376 462 471 1,949 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Whatcom County, WA53073MD000001 504 720 442 346 1,011 2,374 4,893 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Whatcom County, WA53073MN000001 796 1,026 776 722 1,473 2,845 6,842 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Whatcom County, WA53073GQ000001 5,704 5,789 5,849 5,937 5,940 5,863 159 2.79

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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