Kitsap County, WA Population

Overview

273,072

Total Population

39.4

Median age

48.62%

Female population %

105.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

53.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

22,582

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Kitsap County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Kitsap County is 39.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kitsap County's population under 18 was 20.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kitsap County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kitsap County, 16.97% were under the age of 15, 20.33% aged 15 to 29, 44.68% aged 30 to 64, 16.44% aged 65 to 84, and 1.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7,540 less females than males in Kitsap County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.62% females and 51.38% males in Kitsap County, WA.
The Kitsap County, WA gender ratio is 105.7:100 i.e. 105.7 men to 100 women (1.057).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 12,230.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 9,769.

Kitsap County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kitsap County population: 78.73% are White, 2.78% are Black or African American, 1.09% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.97% are Asian, 0.96% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.34% are some other race and 9.13% are multiracial.
Kitsap County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 22,582 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 250,49 (91.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kitsap County is White with a population of 215,001 (78.73% of the total population).

Kitsap County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 277,673 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Kitsap County's population increased by 19,172 (8.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kitsap County's population increased by 24,106 (9.58%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Kitsap County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 232,524.