Bremerton is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 45,415 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Bremerton is the 27th largest community in Washington.Bremerton is a military town: the armed forces employs 6.97% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Retail and Healthcare are important in the local economy and are the city’s largest civilian employers, employing 15.01% and 13.46% of the civilian workforce respectively. Also of interest is that Bremerton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Bremerton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.66% 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. Bremerton is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Bremerton use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Bremerton‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding a ferryboat. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.The percentage of people in Bremerton who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.86% of adults in Bremerton have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bremerton in 2022 was $39,139, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $156,556 for a family of four. However, Bremerton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bremerton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bremerton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bremerton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Bremerton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.88% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bremerton include German, Irish, English, European, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Bremerton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
