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Nooksack, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Nooksack is a Census city of 1,794 people across 0.92 square miles of land, in Whatcom County. Median household income is $97,159, 85.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Nooksack
What Nooksack is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.92 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,952
- County holding the largest share of its areaWhatcom County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nooksack
How many people live in Nooksack
- Population1,794
- Median age31.6
- Population under 18521 plus or minus 111
- Share under 1829.0 percent
- Population 65 and over229 plus or minus 75
- Share 65 and over12.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households605
- Family households496
- Share of households that are families82.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nooksack
Income and work in Nooksack
- Median household income$97,159 plus or minus $21,766
- Per capita income$42,930
- Civilian labor force925
- Employed877
- Unemployed48 plus or minus 43
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over1,146
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Nooksack
- Housing units631
- Occupied units605
- Vacant units26 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate4.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied518
- Renter occupied87 plus or minus 42
- Ownership rate85.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$524,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,721 plus or minus $356
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Single family units569
- Share single family90.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more33 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more5.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes29 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Nooksack gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute772 plus or minus 157
- Commuting under 15 minutes207 plus or minus 76
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more308 plus or minus 98
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.9 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Drove alone84.2 percent
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home9.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Nooksack (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,525,000
- Average approval$1,525,000
- Median approval$1,525,000
- Largest approval$1,525,000
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval12.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Nooksack, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Nooksack
- NFIP communityCity of Nooksack
- NFIP community number530203
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/18/19
The City of Nooksack participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530203 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Whatcom County, not Nooksack
Whatcom County context, not Nooksack figures
- Establishments in Whatcom County7,146
- Covered employment, Whatcom County93,430
- Average annual pay, Whatcom County$65,174
- Housing units permitted, Whatcom County1,190
Every figure in this section is published for Whatcom County as a whole and is not a measurement of Nooksack.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Nooksack questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Nooksack, Washington?
1,794, in 605 households. Nooksack city covers 0.92 square miles of land, which is 1,952 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Nooksack in?
Whatcom County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Nooksack?
$97,159. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $524,300. Median gross rent is $1,721 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Nooksack businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,525,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Nooksack, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Nooksack borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Nooksack. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Nooksack in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Nooksack appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Nooksack, city of, community 530203, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Nooksack figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Whatcom County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Nooksack.
Is zoning published for Nooksack?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.