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household income

Kitsap County enjoys a relative higher Median Household Income than most Washington State counties. It ranks 3rd out of the 39 counties. King County enjoys the highest Median Household Income ($59,190) and Whitman has the lowest ($32,538).

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Median Household Incomes
County 1999 Income
Census
2000 Income
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2001 Income
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2002 Income
Preliminary Estimate
2003 Income
Projection
Washington
State
$45,776 $48,447 $49,207 $49,725 $50,568
King

$53,157

$56,571 $57,939 $58,040 $59,190
Snohomish $53,060 $55,547 $55,766 $56,329 $56,970
Kitsap $46,840 $49,394 $50,561 $52,493 $53,140
Benton

$47,044

$49,378 $51,316 $52,515 $52,788
Thurston $46,957 49,451 $50,517 $52,127 $52,764
Clark $48,376 $51,463 $51,207 $51,515 $51,885
Island $45,513 $46,984 $48,042 $50,263 $50,758
Pierce $45,204 $47,451 $47,735 $48,298 $48,969
San Juan $43,491 $45,194 $46,088 $46,137 $46,638

Source: Washington State Office of Financial Management, Population Trends Report and Estimates by County, September 30, 2003
Number of Households - Percent of the Total Income
Area Income Household % Population
Kitsap County $10,000 - $24,999 22.50% 19,435
$25,000 - $49,999 31.01% 26,790
$50,0000 - $99,999 34.86% 30,117
$100,000 - $199,999 9.82% 8,487
$200,000 or more 1.81% 1,564
Total Population 100.00% 86,393

Source: Washington State Office of Financial Management, Population
From the 2000 Census, US Census Bureau, Income 2002 update

Per Capita Personal Income (PCPI)

In 2001 Kitsap had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $27,427. This PCPI ranked 10th in the state and was 86 percent of the state average, $31,976, and 90 percent of the national average, $30,413. The 2001 PCPI reflected an increase of 3.5 percent from 2000. The 2000-2001 state change was 1.2 percent and the national change was 2.2 percent. The 1991-2001 average annual growth rate of PCPI was 3.2 percent. The average annual growth rate for the state was 4.4 percent and for the nation was 4.3 percent.

Kitsap County - PCI Growth 1997 - 2001
Area 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Kitsap County $22,778 $23,777 $24,844 $26,497 $27,427

Source: PCI from the 2000 Census, US Census Bureau, Income - Bureau of Economic Analysis; Per capita personal income was computed using Census Bureau midyear population estimates. Estimates for 2000-2001 reflect county population estimates available as of April 2003. All state and local area dollar estimates are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation).
Puget Sound Regional - PCI Growth Over the Next 5 Years
Current - 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
$35,641 $36,438 $37,304 $37,912 $38,573 $39,208

Source: Puget Sound Regional Council; September 2002 - Individual county projections not available.

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