Port Orchard

Population: 16,398
Median household income: $81,472
Median home value: $492,000

Port Orchard, a community in Kitsap County, Washington, has 16,398 residents. At $81,472, its median household income sits below Kitsap County's $98,546.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Orchard's population grew 16.6% from 14,062 to 16,398, while its median home value rose 51.8% from $324,200 to $492,000.

32.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,398
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $81,472
Median home value: $492,000
Median gross rent: $1,760
Housing units: 7,061
Homeownership rate: 58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,06216,398

Median household income

$69,962$81,472

Median home value

$324,200$492,000

Median gross rent

$1,225$1,760

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,062	$69,962	$324,200	$1,225
2020	14,303	$71,719	$357,500	$1,343
2021	15,315	$75,766	$377,700	$1,491
2022	15,820	$82,650	$443,500	$1,676
2023	16,398	$81,472	$492,000	$1,760

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3421.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,442	8.8%
5 to 17	2,752	16.8%
18 to 24	1,127	6.9%
25 to 34	3,448	21.0%
35 to 44	1,944	11.9%
45 to 54	1,595	9.7%
55 to 64	1,687	10.3%
65 to 74	1,466	8.9%
75 and over	937	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,710	71.4%
Black or African American	197	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44	0.3%
Asian	656	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	343	2.1%
Some other race	38	0.2%
Two or more races	1,497	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,913	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's38.0%

Bachelor's degree23.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	610	5.5%
High school graduate	2,689	24.3%
Some college or associate's	4,210	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,559	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,009	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit7.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,132	70.7%
Carpooled	736	10.1%
Public transit	506	7.0%
Walked	69	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	671	9.2%
Other means	141	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,382	21.0%
15 to 29 min	2,586	39.3%
30 to 44 min	1,123	17.1%
45 to 59 min	656	10.0%
60+ min	837	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 13.8% (2,167 of 15,756)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,441	67.7%
Nonfamily households	2,116	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,557	92.9%
Vacant	504	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,865	58.9%
Renter-occupied	2,692	41.1%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,612	65.3%
1-unit, attached	217	3.1%
2 to 4 units	310	4.4%
5 to 19 units	1,174	16.6%
20 or more units	597	8.5%
Mobile home & other	151	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5355785
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.64 sq mi
Water area: 1.56 sq mi
Center point: 47.5384, -122.6324