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.

Port Orchard is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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%).

There are many members of the armed forces living in Port Orchard. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Port Orchard are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

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

In terms of college education, Port Orchard is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 14.49% of adults 25 and older 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.