Kitsap, Washington county Economy Profile

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Kitsap, Washington county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Kitsap, Washington equals sixty-two thousand, six hundred and forty-four. Government workers comprise twenty-seven point five nine percent of workers in Kitsap, Washington. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up eight point three two percent of Kitsap, Washington labor force. There are two hundred and forty-nine unpaid family workers in Kitsap, Washington.

7.69% of population are involved in construction, 10.96% are in manufacturing, and 1.99% are in wholesale trade. 10.45% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Kitsap, Washington. Eight point seven percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Kitsap, Washington.

sixty-four point nine three percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Kitsap, Washington. 66.28% of Kitsap, Washington workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Four point six four percent of Kitsap, Washington residents work at home. 8.71% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Kitsap, Washington	%, Kitsap, Washington	United States
Population 16 years and over	177,191		217,168,077
In labor force	115,055	64.93%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	104,431	58.94%	63.39%
- - Employed	98,146	55.39%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	6,285	3.55%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	10,624	6.0%	0.53%
Not in labor force	62,136	35.07%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	88,225	49.79%	51.66%
In labor force	50,861	28.7%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	49,953	28.19%	29.65%
- - Employed	46,882	26.46%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	17,807	10.05%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	9,514		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	106,877		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	70,841	66.28%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	15,322	14.34%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	9,314	8.71%	4.73%
Walked	4,024	3.77%	2.93%
Other means	2,413	2.26%	1.19%
Worked at home	4,963	4.64%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	32.5	0.03%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	98,146		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	34,244	34.89%	33.65%
Service occupations	17,068	17.39%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	24,305	24.76%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	519	0.53%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	11,801	12.02%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	10,209	10.4%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	925	0.94%	1.87%
Construction	7,552	7.69%	6.78%
Manufacturing	10,759	10.96%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	1,957	1.99%	3.6%
Retail trade	12,325	12.56%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,179	4.26%	5.2%
Information	2,705	2.76%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	5,609	5.71%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	10,252	10.45%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	19,373	19.74%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	8,534	8.7%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	4,675	4.76%	4.87%
Public administration	9,301	9.48%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	62,644	63.83%	78.47%
Government workers	27,083	27.59%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	8,170	8.32%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	249	0.25%	0.31%

	Kitsap, Washington	%, Kitsap, Washington	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	86,393		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	5,352	6.19%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,368	5.06%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	9,715	11.25%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	10,975	12.7%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	15,815	18.31%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	19,337	22.38%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,780	12.48%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	6,988	8.09%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,499	1.74%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,564	1.81%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	46,840		41,994
With earnings	69,995	39.5%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	55,361		56,604
With Social Security income	18,754	10.58%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,406		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,126	1.76%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,876		6,320
With public assistance income	3,275	1.85%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,648		3,032
With retirement income	20,907	11.8%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,583		17,376
Families	61,518		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	2,345	3.81%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,123	3.45%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,107	8.3%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	6,776	11.01%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	11,537	18.75%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	15,636	25.42%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,364	15.22%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,988	9.73%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,283	2.09%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	1,359	2.21%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	53,878		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	22,317		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	39,889		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	28,586		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	3,866		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	3,098	80.13%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,485	38.41%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	2,039		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	1,873	91.86%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	941	46.15%	42.27%
Individuals	19,601		33,899,812
18 years and over	12,628	64.43%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,401	7.15%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	6,575	33.54%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	4,523	23.08%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	6,946	35.44%	31.63%

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