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Federal Way, WA

96,812 Population
22.3 square miles 4,342.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 37 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 37.8 ±0.2

Economics

$32,788 ±$1,275 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $48,157 ±$333
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $40,837 ±$198
$68,672 ±$2,754 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $90,790 ±$511
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $77,006 ±$296

11.2% ±1.7% (10,735  ±1,606) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 8.4% 325,871 (±0.2% / ±7,629)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 10.2% 751,044 (±0.2% / ±12,849)

35.5 minutes ±1 (1,567,800  ±70,110) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 31 56,894,360 (±0.1 / ±362,973)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 28 92,400,305 (±0.1 / ±456,639)

Families

34,956 ±965 Number of households
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,529,875 ±3,288
  • Washington: 2,905,822 ±5,585
2.7 ±0.1 (95,942  ±223) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 2.5 3,859,719 (±0 / ±1,823)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,365,480

6.1% ±2.1% (1,384  ±482) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 5.4% 52,273 (±0.2% / ±1,630)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 5.5% 96,936 (±0.1% / ±2,554)

Housing

36,726 ±977 Number of housing units
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,617,780 ±752
  • Washington: 3,150,194 ±389

$359,000 ±$7,790 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $471,900 ±$2,171
  • about the same as the amount in Washington: $366,800 ±$1,278

19.5% ±2.2% (18,676  ±2,097.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 17.4% 676,971 (±0.3% / ±10,136.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 17% 1,259,803 (±0.2% / ±14,297)

Social

89.2% ±2.4% (57,575  ±1,901) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 92.9% 2,566,260 (±0.4% / ±11,881.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 91.7% 4,768,368 (±0.3% / ±16,668.7)
29.4% ±1.7% (18,982  ±1,145.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 43.6% 1,203,814 (±0.3% / ±7,777.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 36.7% 1,907,238 (±0.2% / ±10,362)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 1-year data

26.7% ±1.7% (25,886  ±1,615) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 19.2% 754,455 (±0.2% / ±6,646)
  • nearly double the rate in Washington: 14.5% 1,089,660 (±0.1% / ±8,722)

7.1% ±0.6% (5,229  ±471) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 7.5% 230,306 (±0.1% / ±3,598)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 8.9% 517,912 (±0.1% / ±5,610)
5,229 Total veterans ±471 4,693 Male ±439 536 Female ±168

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