Belfair is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 4,279 people and two associated neighborhoods, Belfair is the 146th largest community in Washington.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Belfair is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.90% of the Belfair workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Belfair is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belfair who work in maintenance occupations (12.24%), sales jobs (8.71%), and management occupations (8.38%). Belfair is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Belfair, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Also of interest is that Belfair has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Belfair has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Belfair a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One of the nice things about Belfair is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. One downside of living in Belfair, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 36.13 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Even though Belfair is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly taxis for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.In Belfair, just 12.01% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Belfair in 2022 was $34,755, which is middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,020 for a family of four. However, Belfair contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Belfair is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Belfair home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Belfair residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Belfair also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.67% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Belfair include English, Norwegian, German, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Belfair is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
