Federal Way

Population: 99,232
Median household income: $82,144
Median home value: $499,600

Federal Way, a community in King County, Washington, has 99,232 residents. Its median household income of $82,144 runs below the King County figure of $122,148.

Between 2019 and 2023, Federal Way's population grew 2.8% from 96,526 to 99,232, while its median home value rose 51.9% from $328,800 to $499,600.

The median resident is 37.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 99,232
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $82,144
Median home value: $499,600
Median gross rent: $1,738
Housing units: 38,251
Homeownership rate: 55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	96,526	$67,347	$328,800	$1,334
2020	96,812	$68,672	$359,000	$1,411
2021	99,792	$72,969	$384,200	$1,487
2022	99,614	$80,360	$454,300	$1,660
2023	99,232	$82,144	$499,600	$1,738

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,691	6.7%
5 to 17	16,176	16.3%
18 to 24	8,500	8.6%
25 to 34	15,046	15.2%
35 to 44	13,011	13.1%
45 to 54	11,813	11.9%
55 to 64	13,639	13.7%
65 to 74	8,474	8.5%
75 and over	5,882	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	35,479	35.8%
Black or African American	17,218	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	498	0.5%
Asian	14,327	14.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3,181	3.2%
Some other race	493	0.5%
Two or more races	9,141	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,895	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,682	9.8%
High school graduate	18,193	26.8%
Some college or associate's	21,907	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	14,309	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6,774	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone68.0%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit5.2%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,959	68.0%
Carpooled	5,288	11.3%
Public transit	2,461	5.2%
Walked	716	1.5%
Bicycle	26	0.1%
Worked from home	5,866	12.5%
Other means	653	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,934	16.9%
15 to 29 min	13,064	31.8%
30 to 44 min	10,044	24.4%
45 to 59 min	4,572	11.1%
60+ min	6,489	15.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 12.7% (12,494 of 98,505)

	Count	Share
Family households	24,153	66.4%
Nonfamily households	12,243	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,396	95.2%
Vacant	1,855	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,262	55.7%
Renter-occupied	16,134	44.3%

1-unit, detached48.7%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units20.7%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,630	48.7%
1-unit, attached	1,303	3.4%
2 to 4 units	4,736	12.4%
5 to 19 units	7,905	20.7%
20 or more units	4,134	10.8%
Mobile home & other	1,543	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5323515
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 1.4 sq mi
Center point: 47.3116, -122.3378