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SheetWA-BANGOR-BASE-WA · Bangor Base, WA 5,931 pop · income 66th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Bangor Base
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Bangor Base on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Cidra zona ur… · lowest
20,990
Cidra zona ur… · lowest
20,990 median HH income
14.5% of the leader · rank #1
South St. Paul · near
84,472
South St. Paul · near
84,472 median HH income
58.5% of the leader · rank #2
DeWitt · near
84,474
DeWitt · near
84,474 median HH income
58.5% of the leader · rank #3
Escondido · near
84,477
Escondido · near
84,477 median HH income
58.5% of the leader · rank #4
Sturtevant · near
84,479
Sturtevant · near
84,479 median HH income
58.5% of the leader · rank #5
Bangor Base · this city
84,485
Bangor Base · this city
84,485 median HH income
58.5% of the leader · rank #6
Carver · highest
144,408
Carver · highest
144,408 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Bangor Base on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 5,931.
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Bangor Base lands in the 66th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
66th
percentile, household income
70th
percentile, median rent
📝 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: Bangor Base, WA
Washington's Bangor Base is a small town, with 5,931 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Bangor Base households earn a median of $84,485 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 3.3%. The median resident age is 22.6 years. 24.6% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Washington carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Washington scores 107.0 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,472 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Washington's average monthly utility costs around $188 (state average). Workers in Bangor Base report an average commute of 15.5 minutes, with 40.0% driving alone and 5.1% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 70.0 out of 100 (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Bangor Base's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Bangor Base, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, annual population history, local building permits, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Bangor Base?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 40.0%. The reported mean trip to work is 15.5 minutes.
Which cities make useful reference points for Bangor Base?
Within Washington, the closest population matches are Country Homes (5,979 residents, $78,841 income); Blaine (5,982 residents, $81,559 income); North Fort Lewis (5,990 residents, $72,778 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Barbecue, NC (5,933 residents); Chena Ridge, AK (5,927 residents); Carver, MN (5,935 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate B+
3.3%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income C+
$84,485
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share D
24.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living F
107.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Bangor Base profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 76/100 (B+) · 3.3%
Household income: 64/100 (C+) · $84,485
Bachelor's+ share: 48/100 (D) · 24.6%
Cost of living: 15/100 (F) · 107.0 index
How does Bangor Base compare to other US cities?
Here's how Bangor Base stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income66% higher than other cities
Median rent70% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Bangor Base against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Washington only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Washington-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Bangor Base near the bottom of Washington's cities
Among the 599 Washington cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Bangor Base ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Bangor Base only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#282 of 565
50th percentile in Washington
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 599
0th percentile in Washington
Poverty Rate
#393 of 598
34th percentile in Washington
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#313 of 599
47th percentile in Washington
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Washington only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
66th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$84,485Bangor Base, WA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Bangor Base, WA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Bangor Base, WA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)24.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.3%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)14.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
5,931
Median Income
$84,485
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
22.6
Poverty Rate
3.3%
Labor force participation
14.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
24.6%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
15.5 minutes
Drive Alone
40.0%
Carpool
10.4%
Public Transit
7.5%
Walk
34.2%
Work from Home
5.1%
Other
2.8%
Based on 3,820 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Washington statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $188
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Washington at $188 (electricity about $85 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Washington statewide averages, not a meter reading for Bangor Base. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Washington's BEA cost-of-living index is 107.0 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Bangor Base is $1,472/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Washington statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 70.0 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Washington statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Bangor Base sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Bangor Base compares to similar-size Washington cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, 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.