Bangor Base

Population: 5,931
Median household income: $84,485

Bangor Base, a community in Kitsap County, Washington, has 5,931 residents. At $84,485, its median household income sits below Kitsap County's $98,546.

From 2019 to 2023, Bangor Base's population declined 8.8% from 6,506 to 5,931, while its median household income rose 47.9% from $57,134 to $84,485.

Owners occupy 1.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 22.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,931
Median age: 22.6 yrs
Median household income: $84,485
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $2,314
Housing units: 1,161
Homeownership rate: 1.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,5065,931

Median household income

$57,134$84,485

Median gross rent

$1,656$2,314

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	6,506	$57,134	$1,656
2020	6,825	$66,736	$1,783
2021	6,407	$75,068	$1,913
2022	6,045	$76,806	$2,205
2023	5,931	$84,485	$2,314

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.0%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 2437.0%

25 to 3423.2%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 542.6%

55 to 640.8%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over0.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	596	10.0%
5 to 17	993	16.7%
18 to 24	2,195	37.0%
25 to 34	1,374	23.2%
35 to 44	567	9.6%
45 to 54	152	2.6%
55 to 64	46	0.8%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	8	0.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,396	57.3%
Black or African American	558	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	93	1.6%
Asian	147	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	35	0.6%
Some other race	29	0.5%
Two or more races	667	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,006	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate17.2%

Some college or associate's55.4%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	2.7%
High school graduate	370	17.2%
Some college or associate's	1,189	55.4%
Bachelor's degree	348	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	181	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone40.0%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit7.5%

Walked34.2%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,527	40.0%
Carpooled	398	10.4%
Public transit	285	7.5%
Walked	1,306	34.2%
Bicycle	42	1.1%
Worked from home	194	5.1%
Other means	68	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,577	43.5%
15 to 29 min	1,466	40.4%
30 to 44 min	411	11.3%
45 to 59 min	60	1.7%
60+ min	112	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.41
Poverty rate: 2.7% (101 of 3,685)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,003	92.4%
Nonfamily households	82	7.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,085	93.5%
Vacant	76	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11	1.0%
Renter-occupied	1,074	99.0%

1-unit, detached11.9%

1-unit, attached47.3%

2 to 4 units34.5%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	138	11.9%
1-unit, attached	549	47.3%
2 to 4 units	400	34.5%
5 to 19 units	65	5.6%
20 or more units	9	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5304100
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 47.7223, -122.7141