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.

Poulsbo is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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.

Poulsbo is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Poulsbo, 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.

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.

One of the nice things about Poulsbo 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.

One downside of living in Poulsbo is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Poulsbo, the average commute to work is 38.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Poulsbo does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Poulsbo Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Poulsbo citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.48% of adults in Poulsbo have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

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.