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King County (Far Southwest)--Federal Way, Des Moines Cities & Vashon Island PUMA, WA

137,419 Population
62.1 square miles 2,211.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±2.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,219 ±$2,876 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $55,177 ±$479
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$89,233 ±$7,621 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.6% ±3.1% (17,092  ±4,293) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 9.9% 776,683 (±0.3% / ±22,218)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.9 minutes ±2.1 (2,051,355  ±190,600) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 27.2 89,307,904 (±0.2 / ±1,061,767)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

48,663 ±3,030 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0.2 (135,866  ±4,331) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±1.7% (1,316  ±544) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

51,216 ±3,153 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$633,500 ±$17,745 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Washington: $602,200 ±$3,897
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.3% ±3.4% (22,235  ±4,688.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 13.7% 1,081,341 (±0.4% / ±28,883.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86% ±3.8% (84,484  ±5,714.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,196,048 (±0.7% / ±38,059.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.9% ±2.8% (28,441  ±3,073.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 41% 2,309,863 (±0.5% / ±25,188.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

39.1% ±2.4% (48,775  ±3,083.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • nearly double the rate in Washington: 21.4% 1,583,146 (±0.2% / ±13,181.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

35.4% ±3.3% (48,575  ±4,838) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.1% ±1.3% (6,710  ±1,481) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 7.3% 455,376 (±0.2% / ±9,621)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,710 Total veterans ±1,481 6,170 Male ±1,389 540 Female ±386

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