East Port Orchard, Washington
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East Port Orchard is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Kitsap County
Kitsap County, Washington
Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. As of 2011 state estimate, its population was 253,900. Its county seat is at Port Orchard, and its largest city is Bremerton....

, Washington, United States
United States
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. The population was 5,919 at the 2010 census.

Geography

East Port Orchard is located at 47°31′16"N 122°37′30"W (47.521061, -122.625086).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 5,116 people, 1,893 households, and 1,385 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 2,043.1 people per square mile (790.1/km²). There were 1,965 housing units at an average density of 784.7/sq mi (303.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.83% White, 1.74% African American, 1.11% Native American, 4.30% Asian, 1.29% Pacific Islander, 1.29% from other races
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, and 4.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.63% of the population.

There were 1,893 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,571, and the median income for a family was $50,012. Males had a median income of $35,291 versus $27,635 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $18,834. About 7.1% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under the age of 18 and 2.8% of those 65 and older.
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