Social Structure NW
Energy
Perovskyte solar panels 31% or more.
Utility in pipe generators
Wind beyond wind mills
Cars as stiffeners of the grid
Advanced Batteries
Hydrogen generation.

Bicycle Transportation

Drone Delivery
Regional Food Centers
Farmers markets for vegetables
Drugs by drones
Regional Manufacturing
Food Production Facilities earth sheltered with solar dome and adjacent to distribution center.
Advante Less parking area. Less heating and lighting
Zoned for storage of various commodities.

Banking Centers

4844 Banks currently.
71,190  branches

Commuter trains  down the center of interstates. 2 lanes
pre fab system for installation.
Medical System by Zoom
Mobile Dentistry Clinics
Mobile Surgery Units
Surgery By Robot





Churches 211
29.7% of the people in Whatcom County are religious:
- 0.5% are Baptist
- 0.6% are Episcopalian
- 7.0% are Catholic
- 2.0% are Lutheran
- 0.9% are Methodist
- 1.1% are Pentecostal
- 4.3% are Presbyterian
- 2.8% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 9.0% are another Christian faith
- 0.3% are Judaism
- 0.8% are an eastern faith
- 0.2% affilitates with Islam


PEOPLE
Population

Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
230,677
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
226,843
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
1.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020226,847
Population, Census, April 1, 2010201,140
Age and Sex

Persons under 5 years, percent
4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent
18.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
18.9%
Female persons, percent
50.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin

White alone, percent
85.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
3.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
10.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
77.0%
Population Characteristics

Veterans, 2017-202113,154
Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-20219.7%
Housing

Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022)103,710
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-202162.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021$396,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021$1,879
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021$594
Median gross rent, 2017-2021$1,219
Building permits, 20221,614
Families & Living Arrangements

Households, 2017-202189,865
Persons per household, 2017-20212.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-202181.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-202111.7%
Computer and Internet Use

Households with a computer, percent, 2017-202195.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-202190.3%
Education

High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-202193.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-202136.4%
Health

With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-20219.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.7%
Economy

In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-202162.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-202157.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)609,139
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)1,334,007
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)493,448
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)3,225,182
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c)$14,566
Transportation

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-202122.0
Income & Poverty

Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021$70,011
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021$36,504
Persons in poverty, percent
13.0%
BUSINESSES
Businesses

Total employer establishments, 20216,994
Total employment, 202174,284
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000)4,077,739
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021-5.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201917,054
All employer firms, Reference year 20175,745
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 20172,807
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 20171,018
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017544
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 20174,527
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 20174,706
GEOGRAPHY
Geography

Population per square mile, 2020107.6
Population per square mile, 201095.5
Land area in square miles, 20202,107.92
Land area in square miles, 20102,106.86
FIPS Code53073