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SheetWA-BREMERTON-WA · Bremerton, WA 44,531 pop · income 55th 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 Bremerton
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Bremerton on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Alexandria · lowest
47,357
Alexandria · lowest
47,357 median HH income
30.8% of the leader · rank #1
Mission · near
74,396
Mission · near
74,396 median HH income
48.4% of the leader · rank #2
Bremerton · this city
74,399
Bremerton · this city
74,399 median HH income
48.4% of the leader · rank #3
Paradise Hills · near
74,403
Paradise Hills · near
74,403 median HH income
48.4% of the leader · rank #4
Eureka · near
74,405
Eureka · near
74,405 median HH income
48.4% of the leader · rank #5
Lyndhurst · near
74,405
Lyndhurst · near
74,405 median HH income
48.4% of the leader · rank #6
Issaquah · highest
153,786
Issaquah · highest
153,786 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, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Bremerton on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. 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: 44,531.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Bremerton - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Bremerton places in the 55th percentile for household income and the 13th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
55th
percentile, household income
78th
percentile, home value
70th
percentile, median rent
13th
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: Bremerton, WA
Washington's Bremerton is a small city, with 44,531 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $74,399 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 9.4%. Home values in Bremerton run a median of $409,500, and the median resident age is 33.0 years. Educational attainment runs 26.9% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 54.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 148 residential building permits were authorized in Bremerton (Construction Slowdown), down 60% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Bremerton's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 3248.8 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, above the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 52.3°F with 56.9 inches of precipitation per year and 3.0 inches of snowfall.
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 $1,472 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Washington run around $188, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 70.0 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Bremerton'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 population change to schools and households to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to reported crime to climate and hazard context to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Bremerton, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Is Bremerton growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,948 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 148 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
What does the education layer cover for Bremerton?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 16 public schools within the city match. 26.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
What does the journey to work look like in Bremerton?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 55.6%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
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.
Which cities make useful reference points for Bremerton?
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. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Washington, the closest population matches are Edmonds (42,783 residents, $116,095 income); Puyallup (42,642 residents, $95,639 income); Lynnwood (40,953 residents, $76,439 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Sicklerville, NJ (44,500 residents); Alexandria, LA (44,566 residents); Fond du Lac, WI (44,491 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.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Bremerton?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 3248.8 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 42% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
3248.8
Violent rate
434.0
Property rate
2814.7
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 52.3°F, with 56.9 inches of precipitation and 3.0 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Washington is 70.0 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
FEMA risk index (state avg)
70.0
Annual precipitation
56.9 in
Mean temperature
52.3°F
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
How far does income reach against housing in Bremerton?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 9.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
5.5×
Home value
$409,500
Household income
$74,399
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Above median income · poverty 9.4% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
107.0 (US=100)
High cost · BEA RPP 2024, Washington average
F
City profile score · Bremerton, WA
37/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
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.
Household income C-
$74,399
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share C-
26.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate D
9.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
434 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
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.
Bremerton profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 54/100 (C-) · $74,399
Bachelor's+ share: 53/100 (C-) · 26.9%
Poverty rate: 42/100 (D) · 9.4%
Violent crime: 20/100 (F) · 434 /100k
Cost of living: 15/100 (F) · 107.0 index
Where Bremerton sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Bremerton's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Bremerton highlighted among 11 peers.Read the chart values
Bremerton, WA (this city): home $409,500, crime 3,249/100k
Alexandria, LA : home $182,800, crime 9,310/100k
Fond du Lac, WI : home $161,300, crime 2,491/100k
Cutler Bay, FL : home $420,800, crime 1,511/100k
Fairfield, OH : home $218,100, crime 1,659/100k
Rohnert Park, CA : home $634,900, crime 1,521/100k
Edmonds, WA : home $840,200, crime 3,261/100k
Puyallup, WA : home $507,000, crime 4,244/100k
Lynnwood, WA : home $635,800, crime 6,329/100k
Bothell, WA : home $871,300, crime 1,479/100k
Lake Stevens, WA : home $593,900, crime 766/100k
How does Bremerton compare to other US cities?
Bremerton measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income55% higher than other cities
Home value78% pricier than other cities
Median rent70% pricier than other cities
Safety13% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Washington, Bremerton ranks #119 of 156 Washington cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Bremerton 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 Bremerton near the bottom of Washington's cities
Among the 599 Washington cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Bremerton ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Bremerton only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#349 of 565
38th percentile in Washington
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 599
0th percentile in Washington
Median Home Value
#299 of 565
47th percentile in Washington
Poverty Rate
#176 of 598
70th percentile in Washington
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#278 of 599
53rd 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
55th percentile nationally for median household income · 13th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Bremerton's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Bremerton'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 Bremerton's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$409,50022nd percentilemore affordable than 22% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
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
Bremerton's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,586 of 15,516
More affordable than 12% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,816 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 5.5×, Bremerton sits in the pressured band:
national rank #13,586 of 15,516 and #2,816 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$74,399Bremerton, WA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Bremerton, 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 Bremerton, WA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)26.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)9.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)54.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
44,531
Median Income
$74,399
Median Home Value
$409,500
Median Age
33.0
Poverty Rate
9.4%
Labor force participation
54.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
26.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
3248.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
434.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2814.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
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.
Climate
Avg Temperature
52.3°F
Annual Precipitation
56.9"
Annual Snowfall
3.0"
Schools
Total Schools
16
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Bremerton's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
43,534 residents
2021
44,913 residents
2022
45,341 residents
2023
44,693 residents
2024
45,153 residents
2025
45,482 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
148
housing units authorized
Single-Family
90
detached homes
Multifamily
58
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
367
185
182
$62.1M
2020
374
176
198
$66.9M
2021
532
310
222
$115.0M
2022
342
134
208
$67.2M
2023
291
116
175
$56.1M
2024
148
90
58
$29.9M
Permit volume decreased 60% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
55.6%
Carpool
10.9%
Public Transit
7.7%
Walk
14.1%
Work from Home
9.4%
Other
2.3%
Based on 23,649 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 Bremerton. 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 Bremerton 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 Bremerton sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Bremerton 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, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, 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.