County profile
Kitsap County, WA
United States · GDP 2024
#280 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 73% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$18.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
63,168
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,272
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$67.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
283,374
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$104.2k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
37.9%±0.9%
Poverty rate
8.2%±0.6%
Business applications
4,426 · 2025
Retail establishments
695
24.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1WSB Financial Group, Inc.Financial Services$21.2M——2Banzai International, Inc. Class ATechnology$12.2M35D3Banzai International, Inc.Technology$12.2M30D4Liberty Northwest Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$8.9M——5HAZ Holdings, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation20%
Professional services11%
Construction10%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
283,374
residents · 2025 · +2.7% since 2020
Income per capita $77.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,638
International migration+2,651
Natural change+1,304
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$13.0B2019
$13.7B2020
$14.6B2021
$16.0B2022
$17.2B2023
$18.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$555.1k±$8.1k
Median gross rent
$1.8k/mo±$27/mo
Vacancy rate
7.2%±0.7%
Affordability
8.2× wages
Residential permits
$496.1M
1,780 units · 6.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 99Earthquake 99Heat wave 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6712016
7392017
8182018
8742019
9262020
10662021
12342022
12302023
12722024
13072025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -22% since 20212,2852021
1,7012022
2,2582023
1,2942024
1,7802025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
25.9 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
2.7 km
PSAP
Nearest port
6.1 km
DELTA ILLAHEE
Nearest commercial airport
29.6 km
BOEING FLD/KING COUNTY INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$67.7k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Kitsap?
Kitsap's economy produced $18.3B in 2024, growing 6.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.