Port Orchard, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

17,149

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

6.38% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.69%

29.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$89,795

10.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$539,700

Population & Diversity

Port Orchard, WA is home to a population of 17.1k people, from which 96.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.1% of Port Orchard, WA residents were born outside of the country (1.22k people).

In 2024, there were 11.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.6k people) in Port Orchard, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.14k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 841 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%

2024 Citizenship

96.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.8% of Port Orchard, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Port Orchard, WA was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Port Orchard, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.6k ± 792
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.14k ± 349
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
841 ± 216

10.6%

Hispanic Population

1.82k people

10.6% of the people in Port Orchard, WA are hispanic (1.82k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Port Orchard, 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

7.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.22k people

6.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.08k people

As of 2024, 7.1% of Port Orchard, WA residents (1.22k 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 Port Orchard, WA was 6.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
935 ± 349
Vietnam
417 ± 155
Gulf War (1990s)
332 ± 123

Port Orchard, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.24 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Port Orchard, WA.

Economy

The economy of Port Orchard, WA employs 7.29k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Port Orchard, WA were Retail Trade (1,003 people), Manufacturing (941 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (825 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,372), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,122), and Public Administration ($77,784).

Employment

Occupations

7.29k

2024 Value

± 784

10.5%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Orchard, WA grew at a rate of 10.5%, from 6.6k employees to 7.29k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Port Orchard, WA, are Management Occupations (936 people), Sales & Related Occupations (888 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (788 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Port Orchard, 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

7.29k

2024 Value

± 784

10.5%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Orchard, WA grew at a rate of 10.5%, from 6.6k employees to 7.29k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Port Orchard, WA, are Retail Trade (1,003 people), Manufacturing (941 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (825 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Port Orchard, WA, though some of these residents may live in Port Orchard, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,301

Median earning men ± $4,198

$42,965

Median earning women ± $8,076

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,969), Information ($83,750), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($80,357).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($190,476), Construction ($113,229), and Public Administration ($82,000).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Port Orchard, WA was $539,700 in 2024, which is 1.62 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $492,000 to $539,700, a 9.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Port Orchard, WA is 62%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Port Orchard, WA have an average commute time of 32.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Port Orchard, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$539,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,868

$4,321

Median Property Taxes

±$496

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 Port Orchard, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

62%

Homeownership

2024

68.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62% of the housing units in Port Orchard, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Port Orchard, 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.

$89,795

Median Household Income

± $14,188

6.97k

Number of Households

± 753

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.97k households in Port Orchard, WA grew to $89,795 from the previous year's value of $81,472.

The following chart displays the households in Port Orchard, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Port Orchard, 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 (68.1%)
Worked At Home (13.4%)
Carpooled (7.42%)

In 2024, 68.1% of workers in Port Orchard, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.4%) and those who carpooled to work (7.42%).

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

32.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Port Orchard, WA have a longer commute time (32.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.27% of the workforce in Port Orchard, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.69% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Port Orchard, WA (1.61k out of 16.6k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

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

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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