Poulsbo is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 6,902 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Poulsbo is the 113rd largest community in Washington.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Poulsbo is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Poulsbo is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Poulsbo who work in sales jobs (13.58%), management occupations (11.07%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.00%).

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

There are many members of the armed forces living in Poulsbo. 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.

A relatively large number of people in Poulsbo telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.43% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

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

In Poulsbo, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.36 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Poulsbo 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.

Poulsbo Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Poulsbo is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.48% of adults in Poulsbo have a college degree.

The per capita income in Poulsbo in 2000 was $20,649, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,596 for a family of four.

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

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