Port Orchard is home to 17,149 people in Washington. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 9,456 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. The median age is 35.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. People stay put here: 77% were in the same home a year ago. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $539,700.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,795, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 153%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Port Orchard
What changed most since 1990
Population4,984 → 17,149(+244%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$162,965 → $539,700(+231%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants48.9% → 62.0%(+13.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)47.2%(935)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)40.5%(801)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.1%(517)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(62)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(17)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,980 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
Port Orchard, decade by decade
Port Orchard 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
4,984
$55,163
$162,965
12.1%
19.0
2000
7,693
$61,973
$213,134
14.5%
44.5
2010
11,144
$72,324
$395,895
20.1%
50.0
2020
15,587
$86,926
$433,304
27.9%
63.5
2024
17,149
$89,795
$539,700
34.9%
54.6
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.
