Bellingham is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 17,407 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bellingham is the 120th largest community in Massachusetts. Housing costs in Bellingham are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bellingham is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bellingham is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bellingham who work in management occupations (15.07%), office and administrative support (12.05%), and business and financial occupations (8.47%). Also of interest is that Bellingham has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.81% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Bellingham is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bellingham, the average commute to work is 34.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The citizens of Bellingham are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.39% of adults in Bellingham have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bellingham in 2022 was $48,122, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $192,488 for a family of four. Bellingham is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bellingham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bellingham residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bellingham include Irish, Italian, English, French, and German. The most common language spoken in Bellingham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
