Population & age
- Total population
- 6,045
- Median age
- 22.8
Kitsap County · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA · Population 6,045
Bangor Base, WA (ZIP 98315) sits in Kitsap County within the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in above the national average at 57.3%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 3 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,718. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $54,366 per tax return. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $101,388 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 13th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 16 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965. Annual precipitation averages 56.9" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. Median daily AQI is just 19 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 40.7% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. Washington has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $54,366) approximately $2,501/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. Per IRS migration filings (2022-2023), the area's primary county netted $107,604,000 in incoming taxable income — a wealth-inflow signal even when headcount churn is modest. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $76,806, fair market rent of $2,630 for a two-bedroom, and a low 3.1% poverty rate. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,810
/month
1 Bed
$2,000
/month
2 Bed
$2,630
/month
3 Bed
$3,460
/month
4 Bed
$3,810
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing units permitted
1,294
Across 993 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $454.1M.
Single-family
976
75% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
318
25% of total units
Single-family value
$405.5M
construction value
Multifamily value
$48.6M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
1,450
Average AGI
$54,366
Avg property tax
—
EITC participation
17.2%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
—
Avg charitable contribution
—
Avg capital gains
$101
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $78.8M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
34
Total employment
1,172
Annual payroll
$118.8M
Average annual pay
$101,388
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$71,579
Average weekly wage
$1,377
Total employment
93,571
Total establishments
6,739
That is roughly 9% above the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
4.5%
That is 0.5 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
121,982
Employed
116,485
Unemployed
5,497
Based on Kitsap County, WA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Bremerton, WA
Reporting agencies
11
Largest: Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federally Declared Disasters
16
Date Range
1965–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared March 22, 2020 (DR-4481)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
11
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
3
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
13
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
4
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
52.3°F
43.9° – 60.7°
Annual precipitation
56.9"
Annual snowfall
3"
Heating · cooling days
4,824.6 · 192.8
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: BREMERTON, WA US, 10.9 miles from the centroid of Bangor Base, WA (ZIP 98315)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Median daily AQI
19
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
69
Moderate
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
351 days as main pollutant
Days measured
351
Based on Kitsap County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
6,099
That is roughly 2,101 years per 100,000 below the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
13%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
3.9
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.5
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
7.1%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
67
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
1,651
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.2
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
83%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
47%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 6.6% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Kitsap data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Limited food access for many residents
40.7% of Kitsap County, WA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.16
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.03
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.51
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.58
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 7.8% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Kitsap County, WA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 489 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 2,428 reports
Homicide
4
Robbery
38
Burglary
449
Vehicle theft
292
County-level data for Kitsap (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+717 people
+446 households • +$107.6M net AGI flow
Moved in
12,425households
21,843 people • $1.0B AGI
Moved out
11,979households
21,126 people • $926.0M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $83,189 versus departing households' $77,303.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 98315. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Income tax
None
No state income tax
Sales tax (combined)
9.51%
State 6.50% · avg local 3.01%
Property tax (effective)
0.82%
Median $2,299/year
Tax burden rank
31 of 50
10.60% of personal income
For ZIP 98315: A household at this ZIP's median AGI of $54,366 keeps approximately $2,501 more annually than residents of the typical income-tax state.
Program
Paid Family & Medical Leave
Mandatory (state-run insurance)
Max weeks/year
18
Parental
12wk
Max weekly benefit
$1,647
Replacement: 90% AWW up to 0.5x SAWW + 50% above · job protection
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Nearby ZIPs by distance
98383 (Silverdale, 4.3 mi) · 98345 (Keyport, 4.6 mi) · 98370 (Suquamish, 4.6 mi) · 98392 (Suquamish, 7 mi) · 98311 (Tracyton, 7.5 mi) · 98342 (Indianola, 9.7 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
28.1%
4.9pp below the 33.0% national rate.
14.2%
17.8pp below the 32.0% national rate.
27.3%
5.3pp above the 22.0% national rate.
57.3%
18.7pp below the 76.0% national rate.
10.1%
2.9pp below the 13.0% national rate.
2.5%
8.5pp below the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges in this area
3
Median in-state tuition
$4,718
Median earnings (10 yr)
$40,124
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Bangor Base, WA (ZIP 98315) sits in Kitsap County within the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Annual Checkup comes in above the national average at 57.3%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 3 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,718. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $54,366 per tax return. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $101,388 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 13th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 16 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965. Annual precipitation averages 56.9" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. Median daily AQI is just 19 per EPA AQS (2024), comfortably inside the Good range, with PM2.5 as the primary pollutant on most measured days. Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 40.7% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. Washington has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $54,366) approximately $2,501/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. Per IRS migration filings (2022-2023), the area's primary county netted $107,604,000 in incoming taxable income — a wealth-inflow signal even when headcount churn is modest. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $76,806, fair market rent of $2,630 for a two-bedroom, and a low 3.1% poverty rate. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 27.3%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
28.1%, which is 4.9 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
27.3%, which is 5.3 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
14.2%, which is 17.8 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
6,045 people live in ZIP 98315, with a median age of 22.8 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$76,806 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 98315, 1.0% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 99.0% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 98315, 2.7% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 6.2% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
3.1% of the population in ZIP 98315 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
100.0% of households in ZIP 98315 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 98315 (Bangor Base, WA) is $54,366 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 98315 report an average of $0 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
0.0% of tax returns from ZIP 98315 (Bangor Base, WA) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 34 business establishments operated in ZIP 98315 employing 1,172 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 98315 is $101,388, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 98315 ranks in the 13th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a low vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Racial & Ethnic Minority Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 98315, ranking in the 59th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 16 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 98315 between 1965–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Flood is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 98315, accounting for 6 of 16 declarations (38%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 98315 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4481) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
3 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 98315 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Olympic College, Peninsula College, and Northwest School Of Wooden Boat Building (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 3 nearby institutions is $4,718 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $40,124 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
ZIP 98315 has an average annual temperature of 52.3°F and 56.9" of annual precipitation based on the BREMERTON, WA US weather station 10.9 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Yes — ZIP 98315 is part of the Bremerton, WA urbanized area, primarily served by Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
Washington has no state income tax. For a household earning the local median AGI of $54,366, this saves approximately $2,501 per year compared to the national average effective state tax rate. The combined state and local sales tax rate is 9.51% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Washington runs an active paid family leave program (Paid Family & Medical Leave) offering up to 18 weeks of paid leave per year, with a maximum weekly benefit of $1,647 (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (3 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (16 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (16 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Nearby ZIPs by distance
98383 (Silverdale, 4.3 mi) · 98345 (Keyport, 4.6 mi) · 98370 (Suquamish, 4.6 mi) · 98392 (Suquamish, 7 mi) · 98311 (Tracyton, 7.5 mi) · 98342 (Indianola, 9.7 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Data refreshed via Mubboo's ETL pipeline; oldest source on this page retrieved Apr 24, 2026.
Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
13th percentile
Low Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 6,045
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
8
Persons with Disability
36
Without HS Diploma
46
Without Health Insurance
14
Adults Age 65+
12
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.