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47.60° N · 122.69° W · GEOID 5322115

Erlands Point

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Erlands Point is home to 854 people. Median household income is $114,044 a year and median rent is $1,969 a month, 20.7% 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 $564,000, about 5.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,969
44% above the median place
Median household income
$114,044
42% above the median place
Median home value
$564,000
77% 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 Erlands Point

  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 182 Washington places.
  • Household income has grown 11% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 95% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,130 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 89% of places its size.
  • 91% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 90% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 48.9 years old, older than in 89% of places its size.
01

Moving to Erlands Point

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, 0.0% 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
$78,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,969 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,099 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $564,000.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 16.0% work from home; 5.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Bethpage, NY matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
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
MeasureErlands PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.8%35% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
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

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Erlands Point20.7%
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
$78,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.7%
1% above the median place
Home price to income
5.0x
30% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$89,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Homeownership1
90.7%
37% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,099
66% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureErlands PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,96944% above
Rent to income120.7%1% above
Property tax rate11.1%20% above
Home price to income15.0x30% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure105.65% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,96722% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,15789% above
Median home value1$564,00077% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.7%15% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure41.1%20% below
Homeownership190.7%37% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,09966% above
Vacant homes1County figure7.2%2% above
Median year built119591% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $114,044, 42% above the median place.

Median household income1
$114,044
42% above the median place
Income per person1
$53,087
32% above the median place
Commutes by transit1
5.2%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureErlands PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$114,04442% above
Income per person1$53,08732% above
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 commute1County figure28 min14% above
Works from home1County figure16.0%28% above
Commutes by transit1County figure5.2%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 48.9, 25% above the median place.

Median age1
48.9
25% above the median place
Household size1
2.7
9% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
43.4%
35% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureErlands PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population18546646th largest
Median age148.925% above
Bachelor's or higher143.4%35% above
High school or higher190.8%2% below
Household size12.79% above
Born abroad1County figure7.2%19% below
No health insurance1County figure5.1%20% below
Homes with broadband191.4%1% below
05

Life in Erlands Point

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

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 schools9
77
above the median place (median 9)
Shops per 10k7
25.0
17% below the median place
Public school students9
34,233
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureErlands PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure77above (median 9)
Public school students9County figure34,233above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher9County 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
National Register listings8County 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 Erlands Point. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index12
22
49% below the median place
July average high10
76°F
13% below the median place
Good air days12
95.5%
39% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureErlands PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure76°F13% below
January average low10County figure36°F41% above
Average temperature10County figure52°F6% below
Annual precipitation10County figure47.0 in7% above
Natural hazard risk11County figure92.30% below
Tornado risk11County figure23.771% below
Wildfire risk11County figure39.935% below
Heat wave risk11County figure89.51% below
Median air quality index12County figure2249% below
Good air days12County figure95.5%39% above
08

Erlands Point in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, up from 21% 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$1,969/mo (2022)$2,760/mo$2,200 to $3,470/mo+4.3%
Median household income$114,044 (2024)$147,500$125,000 to $174,500+4.4%
Median home value$564,000 (2024)$777,000$564,000 to $1,071,000+5.5%

The median home would be worth 5.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.9 now.

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

09

Places like Erlands Point

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

PlaceRentIncome
Bethpage, NY$2,014$122,257Compare
Sunset, FL$2,118$109,401Compare
Lincoln Park, NJ$1,857$123,397Compare
Broomall, PA$1,765$105,625Compare
Broomall, PALincoln Park, NJSunset, FLBethpage, NYErlands Point, WAErlands PointBethpageSunsetBroomallErlands PointBethpageSunsetBroomall

Common questions

Is Erlands Point a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 182 Washington places. Household income has grown 11% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 95% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Erlands Point expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.7% 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 $564,000.

What salary do you need to live in Erlands Point?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $78,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Erlands Point?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bethpage, NY, Sunset, FL, Lincoln Park, NJ and Broomall, PA.

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. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 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
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  12. 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 Erlands Point with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Erlands Point itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/erlands-point-washington

Citytistics. “Erlands Point, Washington.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/erlands-point-washington/

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