Bainbridge Island is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 20,308 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Bainbridge Island is the 50th largest community in Washington.

Bainbridge Island is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bainbridge Island is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bainbridge Island who work in management occupations (13.60%), sales jobs (12.17%), and office and administrative support jobs (7.92%).

Of important note, Bainbridge Island is also a city of artists. Bainbridge Island has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bainbridge Island's character.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.00% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Bainbridge Island is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Bainbridge Island is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Bainbridge Island a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Bainbridge Island has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Bainbridge Island's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Bainbridge Island 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.

In Bainbridge Island, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 46.00 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Bainbridge Island 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.

Bainbridge Island Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bainbridge Island, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bainbridge Island is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.06% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Bainbridge Island in 2000 was $37,482, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,928 for a family of four. However, Bainbridge Island contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Bainbridge Island home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bainbridge Island is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bainbridge Island include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, Scottish, Swedish, European, Italian, Scotch-Irish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Bainbridge Island is English. Some people also speak Spanish.