Bremerton is home to 44,830 people in Washington. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. The median age is 33.2, younger than the US median of 38.9. People stay put here: 77% were in the same home a year ago. That trails the Washington median by roughly 24%. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,940, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 138%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bremerton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$151,924 → $439,400(+189%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants39.1% → 48.1%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Bremerton's population equals 16% of Kitsap County's. Its number of households without a car equals 32% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 27% of the county's.
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)52.6%(2,309)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.8%(1,395)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.4%(720)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(124)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(19)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,393 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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Over time
Bremerton, decade by decade
Bremerton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
38,250
$54,266
$151,924
12.6%
40.4
2000
37,259
$56,380
$184,898
14.8%
57.1
2010
37,729
$55,430
$315,479
19.5%
61.9
2020
43,505
$70,253
$327,372
25.6%
71.9
2024
44,830
$74,940
$439,400
28.5%
70.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
