2011 Budget Book - WHOLE - Kitsap County Government

GENERAL, ECONOMIC, & DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Table 8
KITSAP COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT
Central North South Bainbridge Private
Bremerton Kitsap Kitsap Kitsap Island
Total
2004 5,944 12,768 7,045 10,824 4,112 2,192 42,885
2005 5,718 12,558 6,830 10,688 4,222 2,119 42,135
2006 5,130 12,324 6,749 10,614 4,280 2,310 41,407
2007 5,252 12,128 6,778 10,479 4,093 2,310 41,040
2008 5,446 11,829 6,618 10,238 3,985 2,974 41,090
2010 4,925 11,288 6,681 9,975 3,910 NOT 36,779
AVAILABLE
Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Olympic College is a public, Washington State two-year post-secondary institution serving the people of Kitsap
and Mason Counties. The college has open enrollment, allowing individuals from diverse backgrounds and a
variety of economic situations to attend. A range of academic, professional-technical and developmental
programs are available serving the needs of students pursuing associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees,
certification, employment retraining and job skill updates. The three major campus locations are Bremerton,
Poulsbo and Shelton (Mason County).
Other local specialized degree programs are provided by Western Washington University, University of
Washington and Washington State University, Chapman College, City University, University of Phoenix, Old
Dominion University, Bryman College, Northwest College of Art, and Paladin Training.
HOUSING
Housing prices in Kitsap County for December 2010 was a median closing price of $230,000. That median
closing price is an .05 percent drop over December 2009. The Washington Center for Real Estate Research at
Washington State University reported that the slump in housing sales and prices hit nearly every county in the
state. Homes that tumbled into foreclosure made up 20 percent of all local sales activity in 2010. There were
1,069 active residential listings in December 2010.
ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC TABLES
The tables that follow provide further economic and demographic information on the County.
Year
Table 9
TAXABLE RETAIL SALES
($000)
Kitsap
County
State of
Washington
2005 3,197,850 97,253,000
2006 3,469,257 111,442,432
2007 3,571,938 118,242,926
2008 3,316,456 113,223,057
2009* 2,275,314 74,562,229
2010* 2,214,984,088 74,000,144,123
* First three quarters of the year
Source: Washington State Department of Revenue and Office of the Forecast Council
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