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 19,122 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Port Orchard is the 71st largest community in Washington. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Port Orchard, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Port Orchard, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Port Orchard’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Port Orchard does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $89,795.00.Port Orchard is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Port Orchard is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Port Orchard who work in management occupations (12.84%), sales jobs (12.18%), and office and administrative support (10.81%). 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. Also of interest is that Port Orchard has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.39% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. One downside of living in Port Orchard is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Port Orchard, the average commute to work is 30.37 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. 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.The population of Port Orchard is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.91% of adults in Port Orchard have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Port Orchard in 2022 was $45,489, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,956 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 10.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Port Orchard include German, English, European, Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Port Orchard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
