Marietta-Alderwood is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

Whatcom County, Washington Whatcom County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Washington, bordered by the Canadian Lower Mainland (the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts of British Columbia) to the north, Okanogan Coun ...

, United States. The population was 3,906 at the 2010 census. Parts of Marietta-Alderwood were annexed into Bellingham in 2019.

Geography

Marietta-Alderwood is located at (48.780895, -122.544015). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19.2 km²), of which, 6.0 square miles (15.5 km²) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²) of it (19.54%) is water.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the

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system, Marietta-Alderwood has a

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, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Marietta-Alderwood, Washington
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Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,594 people, 1,517 households, and 929 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 601.6 people per square mile (232.4/km²). There were 1,606 housing units at an average density of 268.8/sq mi (103.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.20%

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, 1.11%

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, 3.84% Native American, 5.04%

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, 0.39%

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, 2.84% from

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, and 2.59% from two or more races.

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of any race were 5.98% of the population. There were 1,517 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.90. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 23.0% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,902, and the median income for a family was $43,194. Males had a median income of $35,875 versus $27,167 for females. The

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for the CDP was $21,322. About 11.3% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the

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, including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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