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.
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.
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Belfair is worth considering.
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.
In Belfair, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.56 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The rate of college-level education in Belfair is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.60% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Belfair in 2022 was $37,094, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,376 for a family of four. However, Belfair contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Belfair is an extremely 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 16.93% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Belfair include English, German, Norwegian, European, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Belfair is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.