Washington > Kitsap County > Bremerton
Bremerton, WA
Kitsap County · population ~46,310
Population
46,310
↑ 23% since 2010
Jobs
16,674
↓ 3% since 2010
Renters
52%
↓ 7pp since 2009
Median income
$74,940
↑ 97% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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What stands out
- 1Only 52.3% of households here are family households — well below the regional median (67%).
- 2Renter-occupied housing outnumbers owner-occupied more than is typical here (48% owner-occupied vs. a regional median of 68%).
Key facts
Population
46,310
Jobs
16,674
Renters
52%
Median income
$74,940
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 17,219 in 2010 to 16,674 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2014 (-3.5%/year before, +0.9%/year after). That trend has since leveled off. Owner-occupancy has risen 7 percentage points since 2009 (41% to 48% by 2024) — measured across non-overlapping ACS survey windows to avoid over-reading a single year's release.
Local jobs, 2010–2023
The numbers
Each row: the current value, its trend over time, and where it falls among all 82 places we cover.
Family households
ACS 5-yr
52.3%
higher than only 3% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
48.1%
higher than only 13% of places
Local jobs
LODES
16,674
higher than 59% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
-3%
higher than only 1% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
10,157
higher than 77% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
26%
higher than only 6% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
62th pctl
vs. this place's own 2010–2025 permitting history (not a cross-place comparison)
2BR Fair Market Rent
HUD, county-level
$1,967
FY2020 → FY2027, shared across this HUD metro area — not place-specific
Housing mix
ACS 5-yr — current housing stock, not new permits
Single-family76%
Multifamily (5+ units)24%
Where Bremerton's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Bremerton
50.9%
Port Orchard
9.6%
Seattle
6.2%
Tacoma
4.7%
Poulsbo
4.6%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks13
Schools14
Grocery stores8
Hospitals1
Libraries3
Nearest community site: (unnamed) (Churches), 1.72 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Healthcare & Social Assistance25% (4,184)
Education (includes academia/research)11% (1,917)
Retail11% (1,903)
Hospitality10% (1,672)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)7% (1,184)
Logistics / Industrial6% (1,058)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)6% (1,042)
Construction / Real Estate5% (835)
Administrative & Support Services5% (823)
Government (Public Administration)4% (742)
Other3% (554)
Finance3% (545)
Information (partial technology proxy)1% (215)