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47.59° N · 122.60° W · GEOID 5321800

Enetai

Kitsap County, Washington · part of the Bremerton, WA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

WashingtonEnetai, WAEnetaiEnetai

The short answer

Enetai is home to 2,387 people. Median household income is $87,870 a year and median rent is $1,646 a month, 22.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $454,000, about 5.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,646
21% above the median place
Median household income
$87,870
9% above the median place
Median home value
$454,000
42% above the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
4% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Enetai

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 10.5% a year while household income rose 3.7%, so rent outran pay by more than in 93% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 190 Washington places.
  • Households average 2.90 people, larger than in 84% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 5.2 years of the median household's income, more than in 84% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1960, older housing than in 81% of places its size.
  • 60% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 80% of places its size.
01

Moving to Enetai

Kitsap County gains about 5.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in16,885
Moved out15,610
Net+1,275

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Washington, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WashingtonOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$85K
Leavers$78K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Kitsap County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Kitsap County report $84,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $77,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$65,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,646 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,194 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $454,000.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 16.0% work from home; 5.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Tacoma, WA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
4.1%
105% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
5.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
7.8%
35% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEnetaiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.8%35% above
Moved from another state1County figure4.1%105% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure5.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$84,91120% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$77,88611% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1960, 1% below the median place.

Enetai22.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$65,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.5%
10% above the median place
Home price to income
5.2x
36% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$67,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Enetai, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Helena Valley Northwest, MT19.1% vs 22.5%$16,400Compare
White City, UT18.1% vs 22.5%$22,800Compare

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Median year built1
1960
1% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
60.4%
19% above the median place
Median home value1
$454,000
42% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureEnetaiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,64621% above
Rent to income122.5%10% above
Property tax rate10.9%1% below
Home price to income15.2x36% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure105.65% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,96722% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,10226% above
Median home value1$454,00042% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.7%15% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure41.1%20% below
Homeownership170.6%6% above
Renters paying 30%+160.4%19% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,19417% above
Vacant homes1County figure7.2%2% above
Median year built119601% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 23 min, 6% below the median place.

Mean commute1
23 min
6% below the median place
Median household income1
$87,870
9% above the median place
Income per person1
$38,012
5% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEnetaiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$87,8709% above
Income per person1$38,0125% below
Unemployment1County figure4.7%4% below
Average annual pay5County figure$73,95612% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs5County figure94,21337% below
Poverty rate1County figure8.2%24% below
Mean commute123 min6% below
Works from home1County figure16.0%28% above
Commutes by transit1County figure5.2%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 96.8%, 5% above the median place.

High school or higher1
96.8%
5% above the median place
Household size1
2.9
16% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
87.9%
5% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureEnetaiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,3876646th largest
Median age136.27% below
Bachelor's or higher136.6%14% above
High school or higher196.8%5% above
Household size12.916% above
Born abroad1County figure7.2%19% below
No health insurance1County figure5.1%20% below
Homes with broadband187.9%5% below
05

Life in Enetai

24 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents4.2 −59%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k16.8 +50%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.4 −2%
Shops25.0 −17%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.4 +7%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.3 −14%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools10
77
above the median place (median 9)
Shops per 10k7
25.0
17% below the median place
Public school students10
34,233
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureEnetaiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure77above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure34,233above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure17.816% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure20.42% below
Shops per 10k7County figure25.017% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure4.47% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure17.314% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k84.259% below
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k816.850% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure2485% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 22, 49% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Enetai. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index13
22
49% below the median place
July average high11
76°F
13% below the median place
Good air days13
95.5%
39% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureEnetaiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure76°F13% below
January average low11County figure36°F41% above
Average temperature11County figure52°F6% below
Annual precipitation11County figure47.0 in7% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure92.30% below
Tornado risk12County figure23.771% below
Wildfire risk12County figure39.935% below
Heat wave risk12County figure89.51% below
Median air quality index13County figure2249% below
Good air days13County figure95.5%39% above
08

Enetai in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 24% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,646/mo (2024)$2,170/mo$1,780 to $2,640/mo+4.7%
Median household income$87,870 (2024)$110,500$93,500 to $131,000+3.9%
Median home value$454,000 (2024)$687,000$498,000 to $946,000+7.1%

The median home would be worth 6.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Enetai

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Tacoma, WA$1,676$85,884Compare
Sacramento, CA$1,779$87,321Compare
Hybla Valley, VA$1,631$80,959Compare
Cumming, GA$1,705$85,868Compare
Cumming, GAHybla Valley, VASacramento, CATacoma, WAEnetai, WAEnetaiTacomaSacramentoHybla ValleyCummingEnetaiTacomaSacramentoHybla ValleyCumming

Common questions

Is Enetai a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 10.5% a year while household income rose 3.7%, so rent outran pay by more than in 93% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 190 Washington places. Households average 2.90 people, larger than in 84% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Enetai expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $454,000.

What salary do you need to live in Enetai?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $65,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Enetai?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Tacoma, WA, Sacramento, CA, Hybla Valley, VA and Cumming, GA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Enetai with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Enetai itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/enetai-washington

Citytistics. “Enetai, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/enetai-washington/

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