| ECONOMY | Bellingham | Boise City | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.50% | 7.70% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -2.74% | 1.53% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 27.02% | 35.36% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 8.40% | 6.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 0.00% | 7.40% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $25,647 | $26,806 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $44,140 | $48,921 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 15.11% | 10.12% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 12.35% | 11.41% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 12.82% | 12.07% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 15.38% | 17.58% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 19.98% | 21.74% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 11.08% | 12.14% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 8.78% | 9.67% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 3.29% | 3.78% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.10% | 1.36% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.11% | 0.13% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 11.50% | 16.22% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 21.67% | 23.32% | 20.61% |
| Service | 17.70% | 14.43% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 28.05% | 27.83% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.84% | 0.35% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 7.92% | 7.95% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 12.32% | 9.90% | 14.05% |
