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Bellingham, WA MSA Population
and Components of Change
(1999 MSA Definition)

Date Population %
Change
Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths Inter-
national
Immigra-
tion
Net
Domestic
Migration
1970 81,983-- ----
1971 85,7004.53,717 ----
1972 89,4004.33,700 ----
1973 89,7000.3300 ----
1974 91,0001.41,300 ----
1975 93,3002.52,300 ----
1976 96,1003.02,800 ----
1977 98,5002.52,400 ----
1978 101,5003.03,000 ----
1979 104,4002.92,900 ----
1980 106,7012.22,301 ----
1981 109,0962.22,395 2,092996--
1982 109,8850.7789 1,679840--
1983 110,6300.7745 1,662842--
1984 111,2940.6664 1,644826--
1985 112,4411.01,147 1,624856--
1986 113,2620.7821 1,590858--
1987 115,3611.92,099 1,574884--
1988 119,0023.23,641 1,630915--
1989 123,2943.64,292 1,705906--
1990 127,7803.64,486 1,303669--
1991 133,8234.76,043 2,2941,2364294,090
1992 138,9573.85,134 1,9301,0005363,351
1993 143,6693.44,712 1,9771,0904103,063
1994 147,5932.73,924 1,8681,0084992,163
1995 151,3692.63,776 1,9331,1304452,152
1996 155,1342.53,765 1,8981,1405312,066
1997 158,1331.92,999 1,9531,1206621,037
1998 160,9881.82,855 1,9231,112641939
1999 164,5662.23,578 2,0111,1356021,586
2000 166,8141.42,248 ----
2001 171,2722.74,458 2,5391,5428952,690
2002 175,0762.23,804 1,9401,2186812,501
2003 177,9521.62,876 2,0391,3565761,781
2004 181,9182.23,966 2,0691,3125572,821
2005 185,5562.03,638 2,0761,3375582,470
2006 188,7751.73,219 2,1791,3495781,891
2007 192,9992.24,224 2,2601,3375712,767
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates. The MSAs are based on the 1999 MSA definition.

 
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