The numbers

Incorporated: 1890

Square miles: 4

Population: 6,945

Median household income: $22,984

Median house value: $119,000
(Represents closed sales for the past six months; the average price for active listings is $128,890; Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction)

Median apartment rent: $553

Parks: 7

Housing units: 2,392

Median age: 32

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 11,649
(South Kitsap School District total for 1998-99)

Completed four-year college or higher: 7.6 percent

Below poverty level: 9.9 percent

Home ownership: 49 percent

Renters: 51 percent