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Bainbridge Island

Washington · 24,691 residents (2025 est.) · 27.6 sq mi
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Bainbridge Island is a city of 24,631 people in Washington. 76% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,155,900. At a median age of 49.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That is roughly 75% ahead of the Washington median. Median household income runs $172,188, well clear of the $82,259 US median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
76% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 97%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
24,631
+21%since 2000
from 20,308 in 2000
24,691 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
2000 – 2025
Population density
892 / sq mi
+12%since 2009
from 794 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
49.0
+14%since 2000
from 43.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
27.6 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
20K21K23K24K25K2000201020202024Bainbridge Island
202425K
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Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.6%(1,125)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95%(1,238)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(1,568)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(1,577)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 242.2%(542)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 346.3%(1,564)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.7%(3,367)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(2,944)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6416.1%(3,962)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7417.7%(4,354)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.6%(1,870)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(520)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$172,188
+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $70,110 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$99,714
+166%since 2000
from $37,482 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
81.5%
+25.0 ptssince 2009
from 56.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
3.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.472
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.474 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade4.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade4.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Arts, entertainment, food3.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Public administration2.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance2.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical1.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$1,155,900
+97%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $322,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,194
+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $883 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
81.4%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 78.3% in 2000
18.6% rent
Vacancy rate
9.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.47 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.46 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.4%
−9.9 ptssince 2009
from 32.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.6%
−7.0 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.7
+3%since 2009
from 6.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
78
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic91.7%(18,624)
Black0.3%(55)
Hispanic / Latino2.2%(440)
Asian2.3%(477)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic82%(20,202)
Black0.4%(94)
Hispanic / Latino4.6%(1,123)
Asian3.8%(943)
Other9.2%(2,269)
Diversity Score
39
+107%since 2009
from 19 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.3%(821)
Panamanian0.3%(67)
Puerto Rican0.3%(64)
Chilean0.1%(32)
Venezuelan0.1%(28)
Spaniard0.1%(27)
Argentine0.1%(24)
Colombian0.1%(24)
Honduran0%(12)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.3%(320)
Filipino0.7%(163)
Japanese0.6%(158)
Korean0.4%(100)
Chinese0.3%(83)
Vietnamese0.2%(54)
Sri Lankan0.2%(37)
Thai0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(32)
Ancestry
English19.5%(4,812)
German16.4%(4,045)
Irish13.9%(3,428)
Scottish4.9%(1,208)
Norwegian4.4%(1,087)
Italian3.9%(970)
Swedish3%(746)
American2.8%(700)
French2.8%(687)
Polish2.5%(605)
Scotch-Irish2.2%(531)
Dutch1.7%(430)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.1%(268)
Welsh1%(246)
Danish0.9%(221)
British0.7%(168)
Swiss0.7%(161)
Ukrainian0.6%(142)
Canadian0.6%(137)
Finnish0.5%(133)
Czech0.3%(78)
Hungarian0.3%(75)
Slovak0.3%(69)
Lithuanian0.3%(65)
Greek0.3%(62)
Croatian0.2%(57)
Portuguese0.2%(56)
West Indian0.2%(55)
Austrian0.2%(51)
Guyanese0.2%(45)
Jamaican0.2%(42)
Belgian0.1%(35)
Latvian0.1%(31)
Slovene0.1%(31)
Australian0.1%(28)
Arab0.1%(25)
Palestinian0.1%(18)
Romanian0.1%(16)
Israeli0%(10)
Iranian0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
76.4%
+16.3 ptssince 2000
from 60.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
99.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 97.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
36.3%
+10.7 ptssince 2000
from 25.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
37.3 min
+4%since 2000
from 35.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
37.2%
−9.3 ptssince 2009
from 46.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
3.5%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
13.4%
−14.5 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
40.3%
+29.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.2%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.8%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
57.3%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 61.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.3%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 69.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
68.1%
+7.4 ptssince 2009
from 60.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
50.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
7.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.5%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2012
from 7.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
2.2%
−3.9 ptssince 2013
from 6.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.4%
+4.3 ptssince 2017
from 93.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 98.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 86.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.6%
−1.1 ptssince 2016
from 94.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 1.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married21.3%(2,133)
Married71.9%(7,181)
Widowed2%(202)
Divorced4.8%(477)
Women 15+
Never married17.3%(1,855)
Married65.6%(7,027)
Widowed5.5%(584)
Divorced11.6%(1,241)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
2.2%
−3.9 ptssince 2013
from 6.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
64.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 65.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.8%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 23.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
27.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 26.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
6.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 5.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
82.4%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 86.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.3%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 30.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.1%(294)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.9%(290)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.7%(521)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.2%(164)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(30)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,460 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Bainbridge Island, Washington?

Bainbridge Island, Washington has about 24,631 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Bainbridge Island, Washington?

The typical household in Bainbridge Island, Washington earns about $172,188 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Bainbridge Island, Washington expensive?

In Bainbridge Island, Washington, the median home is worth about $1,155,900, and the typical rent is about $2,194 a month.

How educated are people in Bainbridge Island, Washington?

About 76.4% of adults age 25 and over in Bainbridge Island, Washington hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Bainbridge Island, Washington?

About 3.5% of people in Bainbridge Island, Washington live below the federal poverty line.

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