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Bainbridge Island, WA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Bainbridge Island - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

24,607
Residents
$159,882
Median income
$1,076,200
Median home
$2,031
Median rent (state)

Bainbridge Island - the verdict

Bainbridge Island ranks in the 95th percentile for household income and the 64th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

95th
percentile, household income
98th
percentile, home value
84th
percentile, median rent
64th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Bainbridge Island, WA

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 24,607 residents in Bainbridge Island, a small city within Washington. Bainbridge Island households earn a median of $159,882 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 0.7%. Typical homes in Bainbridge Island are valued around $1,076,200, and the median resident age is 49.0 years. 75.0% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 56.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 43 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 54% from five years earlier. Bainbridge Island reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 989.1 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

Washington carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Washington at 107.0 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,031 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $188 across Washington, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 92.3 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).

Population

24,607 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Washington

Median Household Income

$159,882 /yr

Poverty 0.7%

Cost of Living Index (state)

107.0 (US=100)

Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, Washington average

How does Bainbridge Island compare to other US cities?

Bainbridge Island measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 95% higher than other cities
Home value 98% pricier than other cities
Median rent 84% pricier than other cities
Safety 64% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Washington alone, Bainbridge Island ranks #32 of 156 Washington cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Bainbridge Island's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Washington, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

95thIncome percentile
64thSafety percentile

95th percentile nationally for median household income · 64th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Bainbridge Island's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Bainbridge Island's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 56 Avg. percentile National median
Bainbridge Island's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Bainbridge Island's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$1,076,200 2nd percentile more affordable than 2% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). This entry sits in this band. Bainbridge Island $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Bainbridge Island, WA Bainbridge Island, WA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Bainbridge Island, WA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Bainbridge Island, WA median $159,882/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Bainbridge Island, WA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Bainbridge Island, WA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 75.0%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.7%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 56.3%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
24,607
Median Income
$159,882
Median Home Value
$1,076,200
Median Age
49.0
Poverty Rate
0.7%
Labor force participation
56.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
75.0%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
989.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
37.4
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
951.7
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Schools

Total Schools
10
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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24,200 residents24,400 residents24,600 residents24,800 residents25,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 24,834 residents 24,691 residents ▼ -0.6%
Bainbridge Island's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
43
housing units authorized
Single-Family
43
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.7
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 94
2020 86
2021 93
2022 52
2023 145
2024 43

Permit volume decreased 54% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
37.5%
Carpool
4.1%
Public Transit
17.8%
Walk
4.7%
Work from Home
33.7%
Other
2.2%

Based on 11,222 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Washington - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$85
avg/month
Natural Gas
$48
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$55
avg/month
Total Utilities
$188
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Washington state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Washington state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Bainbridge Island sits in

Cost of Living Index
107.0
Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$2,031/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
92.3 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Washington

Oak Harbor
24,396 people
Frederickson
24,219 people
Mercer Island
25,282 people
Mill Creek East
25,461 people
North Lynnwood
23,653 people
Moses Lake
25,594 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Bainbridge Island's 24,607 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Port St. John, FL
24,617 people
Belton, MO
24,618 people
Maywood, CA
24,593 people
Wyandotte, MI
24,593 people
Selma, CA
24,586 people
Socastee, SC
24,629 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Bainbridge Island's $159,882 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Duane Lake, NY
$159,896 median income
Burke Centre, VA
$159,932 median income
Fairway, KS
$159,821 median income
Blue Bell, PA
$159,963 median income
Morgan Hill, CA
$159,758 median income
Argusville, ND
$160,089 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Bainbridge Island, WA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Bainbridge Island, WA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 85.1% 7.8% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3% White 85.1% Black or African American 0.3% Asian 4.1% American Indian 0.3% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 2.4% Two or more races 7.8% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Bainbridge Island compares to nearby Washington cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Bainbridge Island (this city) 24,607 $159,882
Oak Harbor 24,396 $72,041
Frederickson 24,219 $107,241
Mercer Island 25,282 $202,359
Census ACS 5-year FIPS WA FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Bainbridge Island, WA?

What is the population of Bainbridge Island, WA? +

Bainbridge Island, WA counts 24,607 residents according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Bainbridge Island, WA? +

Median annual household income in Bainbridge Island runs $159,882, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Bainbridge Island? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Bainbridge Island; the closest available measure is the Washington state average, a cost of living index of 107.0 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Washington vary by metro area.

Is Bainbridge Island, WA safe? +

Bainbridge Island has a total crime rate of 989.1 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Bainbridge Island, WA? +

The median home value in Bainbridge Island is $1,076,200, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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