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ZIP Code 98230 demographics

Cities: 2

Total housing units: 9,404

Population: 18,413

ZIP Code 98230 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 98230 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 98230.

98230 state: Washington
98230 county: Whatcom County
98230 cities: Birch Bay CDP , Blaine city

ZIP Code 98230 population: 18,413

Population

Year	Population
2021	18,413
2020	17,910
2019	17,604
2018	17,056
2017	16,588
2016	15,906
2015	15,762
2014	16,080
2013	15,753
2012	16,136
2011	15,933

Census data for ZIP Code 98230

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 98230

Total population
Total population	18,413
Male	9,366
Female	9,047

Population by age
Total population	18,413
Under 5 years	1,049
5 to 9 years	1,145
10 to 14 years	788
15 to 19 years	1,224
20 to 24 years	856
25 to 34 years	1,819
35 to 44 years	2,103
45 to 54 years	2,387
55 to 59 years	1,449
60 to 64 years	1,451
65 to 74 years	2,646
75 to 84 years	1,095
85 years and over	401
Median age (years)	45.8
Under 18 years	3,770
16 years and over	15,243
18 years and over	14,643
21 years and over	14,127
62 years and over	5,068
65 years and over	4,142

Population by race
Total population	18,413
One race	16,504
White	15,001
Black or African American	191
American Indian and Alaska Native	244
Asian	596
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	143
Some other race	329
Two or more races	1,909

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	13,347
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	6,726
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	6,621

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 98230

Households by type
Total households	7,902
Family households (families)	3,920
Married-couple family	381
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,756
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,248
Nonfamily households	1,845
Average household size	2,984
Average family size	2.32

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 98230

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	7,902
Less than $10,000	327
$10,000 to $14,999	387
$15,000 to $24,999	564
$25,000 to $34,999	521
$35,000 to $49,999	865
$50,000 to $74,999	1,373
$75,000 to $99,999	1,255
$100,000 to $149,999	1,609
$150,000 to $199,999	516
$200,000 or more	485
Median household income (dollars)	73,097

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 98230

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	9,404
Occupied housing units	7,902
Vacant housing units	1,502

Units in structure
Total housing units	9,404
1-unit, detached	6,405
1-unit, attached	424
2 units	278
3 or 4 units	246
5 to 9 units	214
10 to 19 units	435
20 or more units	163
Mobile home	1,128
Boat, RV, van, etc.	111

Year structure built
Total housing units	9,404
Built 2014 or later	27
Built 2010 to 2013	895
Built 2000 to 2009	2,523
Built 1990 to 1999	1,644
Built 1980 to 1989	843
Built 1970 to 1979	1,382
Built 1960 to 1969	784
Built 1950 to 1959	356
Built 1940 to 1949	253
Built 1939 or earlier	697

Rooms
Total housing units	9,404
1 room	164
2 rooms	490
3 rooms	1,013
4 rooms	1,715
5 rooms	1,767
6 rooms	1,582
7 rooms	1,033
8 rooms	714
9 rooms or more	926
Median rooms	5.2

Bedrooms
Total housing units	9,404
No bedroom	199
1 bedroom	839
2 bedrooms	2,659
3 bedrooms	3,979
4 bedrooms	1,373
5 or more bedrooms	355

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	7,902
Owner-occupied	5,992
Renter-occupied	1,910
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.33
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.31

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	7,902
Moved in 2017 or later	1,002
Moved in 2015 to 2016	2,509
Moved in 2010 to 2014	1,387
Moved in 2000 to 2009	2,261
Moved in 1990 to 1999	510
Moved in 1989 and earlier	233

Value
Owner-occupied units	5,992
Less than $50,000	332
$50,000 to $99,999	178
$100,000 to $149,999	303
$150,000 to $199,999	234
$200,000 to $299,999	1,433
$300,000 to $499,999	2,225
$500,000 to $999,999	1,070
$1,000,000 or more	217
Median (dollars)	340,400

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	5,992
Housing units with a mortgage	4,095
Housing units without a mortgage	1,897

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	1,831
Less than $500	148
$500 to $999	445
$1,000 to $1,499	745
$1,500 to $1,999	372
$2,000 to $2,499	84
$2,500 to $2,999	37
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	1,148
No rent paid	79

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