COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alger vs Bellingham
PLACE A
Alger, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Bellingham, Washington
Alger is 99% smaller than Bellingham. Alger earns more, with a median household income $42,396 higher. Alger has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 13%).
ALGERBELLINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population68796,395−99% vs Bellingham
Population density2643,419−3,155
Population growth25.8%13.1%+12.7 pts
Median age47.134.1+13.0
Male53.4%48.2%+5.2 pts
Female46.6%51.8%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born13.2%8.5%+4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.8%76.2%+13.6 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%10.2%−4.9 pts
Asian4.9%5.2%−0.3 pts
Other0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Median household income$109,151$66,755+$42,396
Per capita income$37,603$42,947−$5,344
Poverty rate6.7%18.6%−11.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%48.5%−22.4 pts
Graduate degree14.2%19.8%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%5.6%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation58.7%66.2%−7.5 pts
Median home value$700,000$627,500+$72,500
Median gross rent$0$1,577−$1,577
Owner-occupied93.4%44.6%+48.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%5.2%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%62.5%−62.5 pts
Average commute21.118.1+3.0
Worked from home15.3%14.7%+0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024