Bremerton

Population: 44,531
Median household income: $74,399
Median home value: $409,500

Bremerton is a community in Kitsap County, Washington, home to 44,531 residents. At $74,399, its median household income sits below Kitsap County's $98,546.

From 2019 to 2023, Bremerton's population grew 9.6% from 40,631 to 44,531, while its median home value rose 71.6% from $238,600 to $409,500.

52.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,531
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $74,399
Median home value: $409,500
Median gross rent: $1,535
Housing units: 18,886
Homeownership rate: 49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,63144,531

Median household income

$52,716$74,399

Median home value

$238,600$409,500

Median gross rent

$1,033$1,535

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,631	$52,716	$238,600	$1,033
2020	41,258	$57,963	$270,100	$1,135
2021	43,345	$61,741	$306,700	$1,223
2022	43,983	$68,556	$369,700	$1,413
2023	44,531	$74,399	$409,500	$1,535

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 2413.9%

25 to 3421.5%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,705	6.1%
5 to 17	5,615	12.6%
18 to 24	6,210	13.9%
25 to 34	9,578	21.5%
35 to 44	6,421	14.4%
45 to 54	4,031	9.1%
55 to 64	4,372	9.8%
65 to 74	2,939	6.6%
75 and over	2,660	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,636	64.3%
Black or African American	1,941	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	462	1.0%
Asian	2,366	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	833	1.9%
Some other race	230	0.5%
Two or more races	4,316	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,747	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's43.1%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,711	5.7%
High school graduate	7,276	24.3%
Some college or associate's	12,941	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,370	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,703	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone55.6%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit7.7%

Walked14.1%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,149	55.6%
Carpooled	2,576	10.9%
Public transit	1,819	7.7%
Walked	3,346	14.1%
Bicycle	250	1.1%
Worked from home	2,213	9.4%
Other means	296	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,987	27.9%
15 to 29 min	9,046	42.2%
30 to 44 min	2,583	12.0%
45 to 59 min	973	4.5%
60+ min	2,847	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 13.5% (5,501 of 40,791)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,147	51.8%
Nonfamily households	8,511	48.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,658	93.5%
Vacant	1,228	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,649	49.0%
Renter-occupied	9,009	51.0%

1-unit, detached52.6%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units13.8%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,932	52.6%
1-unit, attached	1,320	7.0%
2 to 4 units	2,902	15.4%
5 to 19 units	1,745	9.2%
20 or more units	2,603	13.8%
Mobile home & other	384	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5307695
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 3.74 sq mi
Center point: 47.5399, -122.7170