Housing data for Bangor Base, WA
Bangor Base, WA has an estimated 6,112 residents and 1,262 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Kitsap County.
98.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $2,353 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 6,112 (±555)
- Housing units
- 1,262 (±123)
- Households that rent
- 98.7%
- Median gross rent
- $2,353
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −6.1%
What stands out in Bangor Base
Households that rent: 98.7% (±1.8 points) in Bangor Base, higher than in Kitsap County (29.9%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 66.0% (±15.1 points) in Bangor Base, higher than in Kitsap County (25.9%).
Working from home: 5.6% (±2.7 points) in Bangor Base, lower than in Kitsap County (16.0%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 5.7% (±6.0 points) in Bangor Base, lower than in Kitsap County (12.9%).
- Renters and owners in Bangor Base
- How long people stay in Bangor Base
- Commute and cars in Bangor Base
- Types of homes in Bangor Base
Housing in Bangor Base at a glance
- Median rent: $2,353 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $2,232 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 64.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 98.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $79,918 median household income
- Types of homes: 5.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 57.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 51.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 7.2% rental vacancy rate
- Heating fuel: 60.8% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 14.2 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −6.1% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 66.0% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Bangor Base against Kitsap County, its state and the nation
| Bangor Base | Kitsap County | Washington | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 6,112 (±555) | 277,881 (exact) | 7,816,116 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,262 (±123) | 116,970 (±136) | 3,306,620 (±517) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 98.7% (±1.8 points) | 29.9% (±1.1 points) | 36.2% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $2,353 (±$67) | $1,822 (±$27) | $1,760 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $79,918 (±$10,733) | $104,158 (±$1,592) | $98,141 (±$414) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | — | $555,100 (±$8,124) | $564,600 (±$1,940) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | — | $4,279 (±$67) | $4,556 (±$16) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 51.3% (±13.6 points) | 39.7% (±1.4 points) | 43.4% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 14.2 minutes (±1.5) | 28.4 minutes (±0.7) | 26.6 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 100.0% (±3.4 points) | 95.3% (±0.6 points) | 93.6% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 22.0 years (±0.9) | 40.2 years (±0.2) | 38.3 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Bangor Base covers 11.1 square miles of land, about 550 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Bangor Base has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 6,506 (±555) | 6,112 (±555) | −6.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,240 (±99) | 1,262 (±123) | +1.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,656 (±$61) | $2,353 (±$67) | +42.1% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $57,134 (±$7,837) | $79,918 (±$10,733) | +39.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 100.0% (±3.0 points) | 98.7% (±1.8 points) | −1.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 3.4% (±3.1 points) | 7.2% (±6.2 points) | +3.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Kitsap County
Bangor Base has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Kitsap County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Kitsap County recorded 206 violent and 1,407 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Bangor Base
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98315 | 100% | 6,112 | $2,353 | — | $79,918 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Bangor Base
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poulsbo | 3.6 mi | $1,886 | $620,100 | 41.0% |
| Silverdale | 4.1 mi | $2,143 | $555,300 | 47.8% |
| Suquamish | 5.9 mi | $1,460 | $456,100 | 21.3% |
| Lofall | 6.7 mi | $2,012 | $528,300 | 6.1% |
| Chico | 6.9 mi | $1,610 | $672,600 | 14.8% |
| Tracyton | 8.3 mi | $1,858 | $470,200 | 21.9% |
| Kitsap Lake | 9.1 mi | $1,784 | $475,900 | 42.4% |
| Rocky Point | 9.1 mi | $1,860 | $534,600 | 16.2% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Bangor Base, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,370 | $1,535 | $1,967 | $2,637 | $2,804 |
HUD income limits for Bangor Base, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $27,250 | $45,400 | $72,600 |
| 2 people | $31,150 | $51,850 | $83,000 |
| 3 people | $35,050 | $58,350 | $93,350 |
| 4 people | $38,900 | $64,800 | $103,700 |
| 5 people | $42,050 | $70,000 | $112,000 |
| 6 people | $45,150 | $75,200 | $120,300 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $80,400 | $128,600 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $85,550 | $136,900 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $129,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Bangor Base is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Bangor Base
What is the average rent in Bangor Base, WA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Bangor Base is $2,353 (±$67) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Bangor Base?
The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Bangor Base, WA is $2,232 (±$64) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Bangor Base rent-burdened?
64.8% of renting households in Bangor Base pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Bangor Base?
Bangor Base has an estimated 1,157 (±135) renting households, 98.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Bangor Base?
The median household income in Bangor Base is $79,918 (±$10,733) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Bangor Base?
Bangor Base, WA has an estimated 1,262 (±123) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Bangor Base growing?
In Bangor Base, the number of residents went from 6,506 in 2015–2019 to 6,112 in 2020–2024 (−6.1%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Bangor Base?
The ZIP code that covers Bangor Base is 98315.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 98315?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 98315 is $2,353 (±$67) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bangor Base CDP, Washington
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bangor Base CDP, Washington
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bangor Base CDP, Washington
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bangor Base CDP, Washington
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bangor Base CDP, Washington
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Bangor Base CDP, Washington
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Bangor Base CDP, Washington
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bangor Base CDP, Washington (place:04100, in state:53).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .