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Federal Way, WA

97,689 Population
22.3 square miles 4,375 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±2.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$43,197 ±$4,807 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $62,137 ±$825
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $52,011 ±$541
$81,997 ±$7,681 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $110,744 ±$1,836
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $94,605 ±$1,221

14% ±4.1% (13,621  ±4,011) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 9.1% 360,070 (±0.5% / ±19,998)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington: 10.4% 794,426 (±0.3% / ±26,113)

32.4 minutes ±1.1 (1,332,795  ±67,524) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 29.6 48,532,780 (±0.1 / ±305,413)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 27 83,194,470 (±0.1 / ±402,464)

Families

37,759 ±2,500 Number of households
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,627,693 ±8,137
  • Washington: 3,101,265 ±10,961
2.6 ±0.2 (96,902  ±68) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 2.4 3,972,485 (±0 / ±641)
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,659,849

7.3% ±3.6% (1,820  ±910) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 4.8% 48,511 (±0.4% / ±4,303)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington: 5.3% 97,347 (±0.3% / ±6,087)

Housing

39,105 ±2,540 Number of housing units
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,734,427 ±357
  • Washington: 3,361,561 ±310

$565,700 ±$28,492 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $712,200 ±$6,200
  • about the same as the amount in Washington: $576,000 ±$3,882

14.1% ±3.5% (13,508  ±3,350) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 15.4% 617,078 (±0.5% / ±21,032.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 14.2% 1,099,648 (±0.4% / ±28,225.1)

Social

90.7% ±5.4% (63,174  ±4,727.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 93.5% 2,702,137 (±0.9% / ±25,512.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.4% 5,090,206 (±0.7% / ±36,316.2)
34.7% ±3.9% (24,193  ±2,895.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 48.6% 1,404,951 (±0.6% / ±16,744.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 40.5% 2,229,338 (±0.4% / ±21,620.9)

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

31.1% ±4.2% (30,396  ±4,128) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 21.3% 861,459
  • about double the rate in Washington: 15.5% 1,213,933

7.1% ±1.5% (5,519  ±1,191) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 6.3% 198,806 (±0.2% / ±7,158)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 7.6% 465,141 (±0.2% / ±9,288)
5,519 Total veterans ±1,191 5,055 Male ±1,060 464 Female ±354

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