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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Bellingham.
- People are 10.6% more likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 3.8 years older in New York.
 Bellingham, WANew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201081,705  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 199052,179  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area27.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bellingham, WANew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Bellingham, WANew York, NYUnited States
 White77.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian5.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bellingham, WANew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population38.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married47.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households39,496  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households21,434  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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