Birch Bay, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

10,837

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

44.6

5.94% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.41%

9.32% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$86,854

12.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$477,200

Population & Diversity

Birch Bay, WA is home to a population of 10.8k people, from which 95.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.86% of Birch Bay, WA residents were born outside of the country (1.07k people).

In 2024, there were 10.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.39k people) in Birch Bay, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 786 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 448 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%

2024 Citizenship

94.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Birch Bay, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Birch Bay, WA was 94.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Birch Bay, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.39k ± 867
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
786 ± 374
Other (Hispanic)
448 ± 244

8.09%

Hispanic Population

877 people

8.09% of the people in Birch Bay, WA are hispanic (877 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Birch Bay, 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

9.86%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.07k people

10.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.18k people

As of 2024, 9.86% of Birch Bay, WA residents (1.07k 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 Birch Bay, WA was 10.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
291 ± 170
Vietnam
225 ± 111
Gulf War (1990s)
89 ± 51

Birch Bay, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Birch Bay, WA.

Economy

The economy of Birch Bay, WA employs 4.57k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Birch Bay, WA were Health Care & Social Assistance (792 people), Manufacturing (736 people), and Construction (415 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($147,500), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($77,981), and Manufacturing ($76,359).

Employment

Occupations

4.57k

2024 Value

± 538

4.72%

1 Year growth

± 16.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Birch Bay, WA grew at a rate of 4.72%, from 4.37k employees to 4.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Birch Bay, WA, are Management Occupations (574 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (484 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (365 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Birch Bay, 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

4.57k

2024 Value

± 538

4.72%

1 Year growth

± 16.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Birch Bay, WA grew at a rate of 4.72%, from 4.37k employees to 4.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Birch Bay, WA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (792 people), Manufacturing (736 people), and Construction (415 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Birch Bay, WA, though some of these residents may live in Birch Bay, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,958

Median earning men ± $17,710

$44,417

Median earning women ± $9,338

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($153,536), Manufacturing ($77,120), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,162), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,174), and Wholesale Trade ($58,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Birch Bay, WA was $477,200 in 2024, which is 1.43 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $439,100 to $477,200, a 8.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Birch Bay, WA is 82.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Birch Bay, WA have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Birch Bay, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$477,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$25,221

$3,828

Median Property Taxes

±$446

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Birch Bay, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Birch Bay, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82.1%

Homeownership

2024

71.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.1% of the housing units in Birch Bay, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Birch Bay, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$86,854

Median Household Income

± $9,678

4.66k

Number of Households

± 542

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.66k households in Birch Bay, WA grew to $86,854 from the previous year's value of $77,120.

The following chart displays the households in Birch Bay, 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 Birch Bay, 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 (77.7%)
Worked At Home (15.3%)
Carpooled (6.18%)

In 2024, 77.7% of workers in Birch Bay, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.18%).

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

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Birch Bay, WA have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.66% of the workforce in Birch Bay, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Birch Bay, WA (1.02k out of 10.8k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Birch Bay, WA is White, followed by Asian and Other.

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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