Bangor Base, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

6,112

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

2.65% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.39%

96.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$79,918

5.41% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

680

Population & Diversity

Bangor Base, WA is home to a population of 6.11k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.9% of Bangor Base, WA residents were born outside of the country (177 people).

In 2024, there were 5.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.41k people) in Bangor Base, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 638 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 540 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Bangor Base, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bangor Base, WA was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bangor Base, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bangor Base, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.41k ± 518
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
638 ± 299
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
540 ± 244

19.2%

Hispanic Population

1.17k people

19.2% of the people in Bangor Base, WA are hispanic (1.17k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bangor Base, WA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
247,954 ± 12,030 people
India
116,227 ± 8,308 people
China
94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

177 people

3.83%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

227 people

As of 2024, 2.9% of Bangor Base, WA residents (177 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bangor Base, WA was 3.83%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bangor Base, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)

Most Common Service Period

192 ± 83

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bangor Base, WA.

Economy

The economy of Bangor Base, WA employs 680 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bangor Base, WA were Accommodation & Food Services (138 people), Public Administration (127 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (82 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,992), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,841), and Public Administration ($62,604).

Employment

Occupations

680

2024 Value

± 198

5.75%

1 Year growth

± 39.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bangor Base, WA grew at a rate of 5.75%, from 643 employees to 680 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bangor Base, WA, are Sales & Related Occupations (113 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (98 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (80 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bangor Base, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

680

2024 Value

± 198

5.75%

1 Year growth

± 39.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bangor Base, WA grew at a rate of 5.75%, from 643 employees to 680 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bangor Base, WA, are Accommodation & Food Services (138 people), Public Administration (127 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (82 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bangor Base, WA, though some of these residents may live in Bangor Base, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,708

Median earning men ± $10,590

$39,655

Median earning women ± $12,030

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,611) and Construction ($29,554).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,841), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,214), and Public Administration ($61,051).

Housing & Living

People in Bangor Base, WA have an average commute time of 14.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bangor Base, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,918

Median Household Income

± $10,733

1.17k

Number of Households

± 246

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.17k households in Bangor Base, WA declined from $79,918 from the previous year's value of $84,485.

The following chart displays the households in Bangor Base, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bangor Base, WA is from Washington.

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (40.6%)
Walked (36.2%)
Carpooled (13.5%)

In 2024, 40.6% of workers in Bangor Base, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (36.2%) and those who carpooled to work (13.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bangor Base, WA have a shorter commute time (14.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.308% of the workforce in Bangor Base, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bangor Base, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bangor Base, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bangor Base, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.39% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bangor Base, WA (213 out of 3.95k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bangor Base, WA is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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