22% of Bellingham residents live in poverty, according to Census Bureau Statistics.
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A new report from the Census Bureau indicated that the poverty rate in Bellingham rose 54% in 2023 from the previous year.
Overall, 22% of Bellingham residents live in poverty. That is up from 14% in 2022.
The median income is down $12,000 to $54,867. That’s far below the state’s median of $94,605.
“There’s a lot of conversations my teams are having that are pretty gut-wrenching,” said Yarrow Greer who manages community services for Bellingham’s Opportunity Council.
She believes the main reasons for rising poverty
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