Bremerton is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 37,054 people and 20 constituent neighborhoods, Bremerton is the 21st largest community in Washington.

Also of interest is that Bremerton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Bremerton is a military town: the armed forces employs 12.90% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Retail and Healthcare are prominent in the local economy and are the city's largest civilian employers, employing 14.55% and 13.46% of the civilian workforce respectively.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Bremerton are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Bremerton is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking a ferryboat. For Bremerton, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Bremerton Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Bremerton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.77% of the adults in Bremerton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bremerton in 2000 was $16,724, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $66,896 for a family of four.

Bremerton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bremerton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bremerton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bremerton include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Bremerton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Spanish.