Port Orchard is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 17,950 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Port Orchard is the 71st largest community in Washington. Port Orchard has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Port Orchard, where the median household income is $81,472.00.Unlike some cities, Port Orchard isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Port Orchard are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Port Orchard is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Port Orchard who work in management occupations (11.81%), sales jobs (10.31%), and office and administrative support (9.37%). Port Orchard is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Port Orchard, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Port Orchard is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Despite being a small city, Port Orchard has a lot of people using a ferryboat to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on a ferryboat are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.In terms of college education, Port Orchard is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.21% of adults in Port Orchard have a college degree. The per capita income in Port Orchard in 2022 was $40,091, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,364 for a family of four. However, Port Orchard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Port Orchard is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Port Orchard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Port Orchard residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Port Orchard also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Port Orchard include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Port Orchard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
