Poulsbo is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 12,039 people and four associated neighborhoods, Poulsbo is the 85th largest community in Washington. Poulsbo home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Poulsbo real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Poulsbo is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.65% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Poulsbo is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Poulsbo who work in business and financial occupations (12.45%), management occupations (10.78%), and office and administrative support (10.69%). Also of interest is that Poulsbo has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Poulsbo is also a city of artists. Poulsbo has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Poulsbo’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.49% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One of the nice things about Poulsbo 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. In Poulsbo, a lot of people use a ferryboat to get to work every day though Poulsbo is a relatively small city. Those that ride a ferryboat are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.The citizens of Poulsbo are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.48% of adults in Poulsbo have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Poulsbo in 2022 was $48,310, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $193,240 for a family of four. However, Poulsbo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Poulsbo is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Poulsbo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Poulsbo residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Poulsbo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.01% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Poulsbo include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Poulsbo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Scandinavian languages.
