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Population (year 2000): 4,961
Males: 2,448  (49.3%)
Females: 2,513  (50.7%)

Whatcom County

Median resident age:  40.7 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98230.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,300 (it was $40,040 in 2000)
Birch Bay  $44,300
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $229,100 (it was $143,600 in 2000)
Birch Bay  $229,100
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Birch Bay:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
  • Hispanic (4.5%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • Black (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Birch Bay: 90.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (19.3%), English (13.8%), Irish (10.1%), Scottish (7.5%), Norwegian (7.3%), Dutch (6.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 15.8 square miles.

Population density: 314 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Birch Bay

  • High school or higher: 89.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Birch Bay CDP

  • Never married: 19.5%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 14.1%

833 residents are foreign born (11.2% North America, 3.2% Europe).

This place:  16.8%
Washington:  10.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Birch Bay:  1.0% ($1,394)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bellingham, WA (22.5 miles , pop. 67,171).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (94.7 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1069.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Blaine, WA (3.9 miles ), Custer, WA (7.4 miles ), Ferndale, WA (12.2 miles ), Lummi Reservation, WA (13.0 miles ), Marietta-Alderwood, WA (17.4 miles ), Lummi Island, WA (18.3 miles ), Lynden, WA (20.0 miles ), Point Roberts, WA (21.2 miles ).

Latitude: 48.93 N, Longitude: 122.75 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Birch Bay:
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA)
  • ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; ANACORTES, WA)
  • AFFILIATED HEALTH SERVICES (about 45 miles; MOUNT VERNON, WA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Birch Bay:
  • BELLINGHAM INTL (about 18 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; ID: BLI)
  • WILLIAM R FAIRCHILD INTL (about 76 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; ID: CLM)
  • SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) (about 79 miles; EVERETT, WA; ID: PAE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Birch Bay:
  • BLAINE MUNI (about 5 miles; BLAINE, WA; ID: 4W6)
  • ORCAS ISLAND (about 20 miles; EASTSOUND, WA; ID: ORS)
  • LYNDEN (about 21 miles; LYNDEN, WA; ID: 38W)

Amtrak station near Birch Bay:
  • 17 miles: SURREY (187 176TH ST.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Birch Bay:
  • WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,656)
  • WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BELLINGHAM, WA; FT enrollment: 11,889)
  • SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MT VERNON, WA; FT enrollment: 3,420)
  • PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 74 miles; PORT ANGELES, WA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; EVERETT, WA; FT enrollment: 3,970)
  • EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; LYNNWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 4,953)
  • LAKE WASHINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 91 miles; KIRKLAND, WA; FT enrollment: 2,328)

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Reservoirs: Heide Pond (A), Unruh Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Birch Bay and their reported violations in the past:

BIRCH BAY WATER & SEWER DISTRICT (Population served: 6362, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-31-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1998 and JAN-01-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-1999)

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.7%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.8%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.4%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.6%

Birch Bay compared to Washington state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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7.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,012 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.37%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($827 average AGI)
Whatcom County:  0.19%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from King County, WA  1.00% ($38,498 average AGI)
from Snohomish County, WA  0.52% ($38,803)
from Skagit County, WA  0.50% ($31,050)


6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,823 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.88%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.23% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,303 average AGI)
Whatcom County:  0.23%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to King County, WA  1.27% ($28,059 average AGI)
to Skagit County, WA  0.64% ($40,460)
to Snohomish County, WA  0.58% ($36,269)


Strongest AM radio stations in Birch Bay:
  • KARI (550 AM; 25 kW; BLAINE, WA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRPI (1550 AM; 50 kW; FERNDALE, WA; Owner: BBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPUG (1170 AM; 10 kW; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KGMI (790 AM; 5 kW; BELLINGHAM, WA)
  • KAPS (660 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Birch Bay:
  • KISM (92.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KWPZ (106.5 FM; LYNDEN, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KAFE (104.3 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K201FH (88.1 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K210CN (89.9 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KUGS (89.3 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY)
  • KSVR (91.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE)
  • K206CU (89.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KZAZ (91.7 FM; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Birch Bay:
  • KBCB (Channel 24; BELLINGHAM, WA; Owner: WORLD TELEVISION OF WASHINGTON, LLC.)

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