Port Orchard is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 17,950 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Port Orchard is the 71st largest community in Washington. Much of the housing stock in Port Orchard was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Port Orchard economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Port Orchard, where the median household income is $81,472.00.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Port Orchard, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Port Orchard is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Despite being a small city, Port Orchard has a lot of people using a ferryboat to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on a ferryboat are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The overall education level of Port Orchard citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.21% of adults in Port Orchard have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Port Orchard in 2022 was $40,091, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,364 for a family of four. However, Port Orchard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Port Orchard is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Port Orchard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Port Orchard residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Port Orchard also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Port Orchard include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Port Orchard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.