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Federal Way, WA

100,242 Population
22.3 square miles 4,489.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±3.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 38.7 ±0.2

Economics

$41,696 ±$3,709 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $65,496 ±$847
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $55,177 ±$479
$89,022 ±$5,369 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $112,388 ±$2,026
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322

11.1% ±3% (11,058  ±2,961) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 8.8% 359,681 (±0.5% / ±19,274)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 9.9% 776,683 (±0.3% / ±22,218)

33.3 minutes ±1.6 (1,622,130  ±127,671) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 30 53,404,364 (±0.2 / ±740,838)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 27.2 89,307,904 (±0.2 / ±1,061,767)

Families

35,191 ±2,175 Number of households
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,658,652 ±5,856
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
2.8 ±0.2 (99,122  ±56) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 2.5 4,072,496 (±0 / ±1,424)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363

3.3% ±1.8% (785  ±427) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 4.1% 43,244 (±0.4% / ±3,652)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)

Housing

36,380 ±2,250 Number of housing units
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,752,673 ±649
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404

$609,200 ±$20,167 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $743,000 ±$6,997
  • about the same as the amount in Washington: $602,200 ±$3,897

17.8% ±4.5% (17,714  ±4,437.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 14.6% 599,093 (±0.5% / ±21,057.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 13.7% 1,081,341 (±0.4% / ±28,883.7)

Social

85.7% ±5.8% (60,448  ±4,764.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 93.2% 2,768,917 (±1% / ±28,168.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,196,048 (±0.7% / ±38,059.4)
26.8% ±3.3% (18,928  ±2,424.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 48.5% 1,440,584 (±0.6% / ±19,100.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 41% 2,309,863 (±0.5% / ±25,188.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

40.2% ±4.2% (40,286  ±4,189) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 22.1% 917,149
  • more than double the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809

6% ±1.3% (4,800  ±1,073) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 6% 195,040 (±0.2% / ±7,103)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 7.3% 455,376 (±0.2% / ±9,621)
4,800 Total veterans ±1,073 4,206 Male ±1,035 594 Female ±398

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