Washington · Census place 55785
Port Orchard city, WA
Quick answer
Port Orchard city has 16,398 residents, ranking #86 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $81,472, the median home is worth $492,000 and median gross rent runs $1,760 a month.
- Population
- 16,398Port Orchard city residents
- Median household income
- $81,472Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $492,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,760Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Port Orchard city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Port Orchard city median would spend about 25.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.8% of residents and 58.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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