Market indicators include the most recently available data. Statistics are also available in print editions of The Bellingham Business Journal.
Annual changes, where applicable, compare the cumulative year-to-date totals with numbers from the same time period during the previous year. Data include raw numbers only and are not adjusted to account for any seasonal factors.
Housing sales
Includes single-family homes and condos in Whatcom County
Closed sales, 2014: 2,862
Source: Northwest Multiple Listing Service
Housing sale prices
Includes single-family homes and condos in Whatcom County
December 2014: $288,458 (December 2013: $270,573)
Source: Northwest Multiple Listing Service
Foreclosure rate
Includes foreclosures in Whatcom County
October 2014: 0.84 percent (Octoiber 2013: 1.14 percent)
Source: CoreLogic
Airport traffic
Includes total traffic at Bellingham International Airport
Year-end total, 2014: 538,052
Source: Port of Bellingham
Cruise terminal traffic
Includes inbound/outbound passengers at Bellingham Cruise Terminal
Year-end total, 2014: 25,603; 2013 total: 26,128
Source: Port of Bellingham
Border traffic
Includes southbound passenger-vehicle crossings into Whatcom County
year-end total, 2014: 5,356,623
Source: Cascade Gateway Data