About Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake

Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 2,678 people and just one neighborhood, Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake is the 176th largest community in Washington.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.74%), sales jobs (11.57%), and management occupations (10.82%).

Also of interest is that Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

In addition, Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake 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.

One of the nice things about Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town 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.

As is often the case in a small town, Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake Information and Demographics

The education level of Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 15.45% of adults 25 and older in Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake have a college degree.

The per capita income in Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake in 2000 was $25,377, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,508 for a family of four.

The people who call Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, French Canadian, Swedish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Erlands Point-Kitsap Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.