COMPARING TWO PLACES
Union vs Bremerton
PLACE A
Union, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Bremerton, Washington
Union is 95% smaller than Bremerton. Bremerton earns more, with a median household income $9,893 higher. Bremerton has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 1%).
UNIONBREMERTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,11845,482−95% vs Bremerton
Population density8511,600−749
Population growth1.5%15.3%−13.8 pts
Median age39.533.2+6.3
Male52.2%52.9%−0.7 pts
Female47.8%47.1%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born4.9%8.0%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.2%63.0%+22.1 pts
Black2.9%3.1%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.3%13.3%−4.9 pts
Asian1.4%6.3%−4.9 pts
Other2.2%14.2%−12.1 pts
Median household income$65,047$74,940−$9,893
Per capita income$31,765$41,685−$9,920
Poverty rate18.9%13.8%+5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.426Even
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%28.5%−16.1 pts
Graduate degree5.1%9.3%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%5.7%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation65.8%69.3%−3.5 pts
Median home value$231,400$439,400−$208,000
Median gross rent$891$1,641−$750
Owner-occupied69.0%48.1%+20.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.8%7.4%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households16.8%53.5%−36.8 pts
Average commute21.725.3−3.6
Worked from home6.3%11.9%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.3%6.4%−6.1 pts
Uninsured17.0%6.6%+10.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025