Port Orchard is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 7,756 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Port Orchard is the 106th largest community in Washington.

Unlike some cities, Port Orchard isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Port Orchard are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Port Orchard is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Port Orchard who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.88%), sales jobs (9.14%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (6.61%).

Port Orchard is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Port Orchard, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

One of the nice things about Port Orchard is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Port Orchard is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Port Orchard Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Port Orchard who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.49% of the adults in Port Orchard have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Port Orchard in 2000 was $16,382, which is lower middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $65,528 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Port Orchard is English.