Nooksack

Population: 1,547
Median household income: $85,781
Median home value: $484,500

Located in Whatcom County, Washington, Nooksack is a community with a population of 1,547. The median household income of $85,781 is above the Whatcom County median ($80,989).

From 2019 to 2023, Nooksack's population declined 10.3% from 1,724 to 1,547, while its median home value rose 78.7% from $271,100 to $484,500.

Owners occupy 85.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,547
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Median household income: $85,781
Median home value: $484,500
Median gross rent: $1,750
Housing units: 557
Homeownership rate: 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7241,547

Median household income

$65,104$85,781

Median home value

$271,100$484,500

Median gross rent

$1,240$1,750

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,724	$65,104	$271,100	$1,240
2020	1,594	$67,813	$288,900	$1,195
2021	1,397	$67,109	$325,400	$1,453
2022	1,564	$76,125	$405,400	$1,565
2023	1,547	$85,781	$484,500	$1,750

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3419.9%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	136	8.8%
5 to 17	301	19.5%
18 to 24	114	7.4%
25 to 34	308	19.9%
35 to 44	213	13.8%
45 to 54	148	9.6%
55 to 64	144	9.3%
65 to 74	132	8.5%
75 and over	51	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,264	81.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	84	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	189	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	143	14.4%
High school graduate	291	29.2%
Some college or associate's	348	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	184	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	30	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone85.8%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	637	85.8%
Carpooled	23	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	4	0.5%
Worked from home	78	10.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	164	24.7%
15 to 29 min	250	37.7%
30 to 44 min	98	14.8%
45 to 59 min	39	5.9%
60+ min	113	17.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 12.2% (187 of 1,528)

	Count	Share
Family households	408	78.8%
Nonfamily households	110	21.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	518	93.0%
Vacant	39	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	444	85.7%
Renter-occupied	74	14.3%

1-unit, detached92.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	517	92.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18	3.2%
5 to 19 units	3	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5349275
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.92 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 48.9281, -122.3196