Bellevue vs Federal Way

A side-by-side comparison of Bellevue and Federal Way: population, income, housing, and more.

Bellevue and Federal Way are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bellevue has the higher population (151,199 vs 99,232 in Federal Way). Bellevue has the higher median household income ($161,300 vs $82,144 in Federal Way). Bellevue has the higher median home value ($1,203,100 vs $499,600 in Federal Way).

Population, income & housing

	Bellevue	Federal Way
Population	151,199	99,232
Median age	38.3 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$161,300	$82,144
Median home value	$1,203,100	$499,600
Median gross rent	$2,505	$1,738
Housing units	65,536	38,251
Homeownership rate	51.9%	55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.4%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellevue	Federal Way
Population	144,403 → 151,199 (+4.7%)	96,526 → 99,232 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$120,456 → $161,300 (+33.9%)	$67,347 → $82,144 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$809,200 → $1,203,100 (+48.7%)	$328,800 → $499,600 (+51.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,947 → $2,505 (+28.7%)	$1,334 → $1,738 (+30.3%)

Bellevue

Population

144,403151,199

Median household income

$120,456$161,300

Median home value

$809,200$1,203,100

Median gross rent

$1,947$2,505

Federal Way

Population

96,52699,232

Median household income

$67,347$82,144

Median home value

$328,800$499,600

Median gross rent

$1,334$1,738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellevue	Federal Way
Under 5	4.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.3%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	18.2%	15.2%
35 to 44	15.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	13.5%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	13.7%
65 to 74	7.7%	8.5%
75 and over	6.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellevue	Federal Way
White (non-Hispanic)	42.4%	35.8%
Black or African American	2.1%	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	40.9%	14.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	3.2%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.0%	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellevue	Federal Way
No high school diploma	4.3%	9.8%
High school graduate	8.4%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	15.9%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	35.2%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellevue	Federal Way
Drove alone	47.0%	68.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	11.3%
Public transit	5.9%	5.2%
Walked	4.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	32.8%	12.5%
Other means	1.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellevue	Federal Way
1-unit, detached	47.2%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	20.7%
20 or more units	29.8%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Bellevue	Federal Way
Poverty rate	7.3%	12.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1981	1984