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Federal Way, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $570,500 (it was $165,300 in 2000)
Federal Way:

$570,500
Washington:

$569,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $394,100 - $722,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $638,893
Here:

$638,893
State:

$734,307

Townhouses or other attached units: $326,641
Here:

$326,641
State:

$657,697

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $309,643
Here:

$309,643
State:

$510,239

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $226,254
Here:

$226,254
State:

$503,183

Mobile homes: $171,729
Here:

$171,729
State:

$218,362

Total population: 93,425 (Urban population: 83,233, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 37,514 (36,005 occupied: 20,354 owner occupied, 15,651 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

43%
State:

36%

Housing density: 1,784 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $398,207.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,458 (lower quartile is $1,051, upper quartile is $1,837)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,913


Median gross rent in Federal Way, WA in 2022: $1,602

Housing units in Federal Way with a mortgage: 13,545 (1,384 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,026 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 119

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $106,856

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $103,860

Median monthly housing costs: $1,618

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Federal Way, Washington Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1979

Median year apartment built: 1985

Household type by relationship:

Households: 97,863
  • Male householders: 17,429 (4,365 living alone), Female householders: 18,576 (5,659 living alone)
  • 16,369 spouses (16,289 opposite-sex spouses), 1,795 unmarried partners, (1,680 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 27,926 children (25,840 natural, 940 adopted, 1,146 stepchildren), 1,258 grandchildren, 1,773 brothers or sisters, 3,025 parents, 0 foster children, 2,667 other relatives, 5,940 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,105

Size of family households: 9,627 2-persons, 4,460 3-persons, 4,221 4-persons, 1,146 5-persons, 1,748 6-persons, 1,158 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,024 1-person, 2,166 2-persons, 1,360 3-persons, 95 4-persons.

14,089 married couples with children.
4,000 single-parent households (429 men, 3,571 women).

60.6% of residents of Federal Way speak English at home.
14.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
14.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.6% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 31,841 (32.5%)
(42.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Federal Way, Washington
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Federal Way, Washington
  • 340no bedroom
  • 4111 bedroom
  • 3,1352 bedrooms
  • 8,6553 bedrooms
  • 5,9904 bedrooms
  • 1,8235+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Federal Way, Washington
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Federal Way, Washington
  • 980no bedroom
  • 4,4681 bedroom
  • 5,6632 bedrooms
  • 3,4263 bedrooms
  • 8874 bedrooms
  • 2275+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Federal Way in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Federal Way in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 607no vehicle
  • 3,9611 vehicle
  • 9,4052 vehicles
  • 3,2873 vehicles
  • 1,6774 vehicles
  • 1,4175+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Federal Way in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Federal Way in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,118no vehicle
  • 7,5301 vehicle
  • 3,9522 vehicles
  • 1,4583 vehicles
  • 5934 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Federal Way, Washington
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Federal Way, Washington
  • 3401 room
  • 1762 rooms
  • 7383 rooms
  • 2,2354 rooms
  • 2,1825 rooms
  • 4,7606 rooms
  • 2,3757 rooms
  • 2,9078 rooms
  • 4,6419+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Federal Way, Washington
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Federal Way, Washington
  • 9801 room
  • 5062 rooms
  • 4,7793 rooms
  • 3,9394 rooms
  • 2,4455 rooms
  • 2,0796 rooms
  • 5197 rooms
  • 3538 rooms
  • 519+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Federal Way, WA
Federal Way city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Federal Way, WA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Federal Way, WA in 2022
  • 1,603Less than $10,000
  • 2,201$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,485$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,876$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,437$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,302$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,813$60,000 to $74,999
  • 4,560$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,906$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3,276$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,922$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,624$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Federal Way, WA

  • Distribution of house value in Federal Way, WA in 2022
  • 316Less than $10,000
  • 30$10,000 to $14,999
  • 105$15,000 to $19,999
  • 61$20,000 to $24,999
  • 21$25,000 to $29,999
  • 26$30,000 to $34,999
  • 17$35,000 to $39,999
  • 73$40,000 to $49,999
  • 104$50,000 to $59,999
  • 54$60,000 to $69,999
  • 150$70,000 to $79,999
  • 147$80,000 to $89,999
  • 72$90,000 to $99,999
  • 92$100,000 to $124,999
  • 154$125,000 to $149,999
  • 225$150,000 to $174,999
  • 143$175,000 to $199,999
  • 822$200,000 to $249,999
  • 589$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,997$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3,401$400,000 to $499,999
  • 5,530$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,394$750,000 to $999,999
  • 620$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 39$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 174$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Federal Way, WA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Federal Way, WA in 2022
  • 181Less than $100
  • 47$100 to $149
  • 211$150 to $199
  • 143$200 to $249
  • 239$250 to $299
  • 153$350 to $399
  • 10$400 to $449
  • 103$450 to $499
  • 146$500 to $549
  • 94$550 to $599
  • 48$600 to $649
  • 41$650 to $699
  • 56$700 to $749
  • 28$750 to $799
  • 285$800 to $899
  • 414$900 to $999
  • 2,567$1,000 to $1,249
  • 3,645$1,250 to $1,499
  • 5,402$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,973$2,000 to $2,499
  • 296$2,500 to $2,999
  • 258$3,000 to $3,499
  • 119$3,500 or more
  • 476No cash rent
Work and jobs in Federal Way: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.8%
Number of people working at home: 7,156 (14.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 751
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,027
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4,665
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,245
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4,323
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 4,051
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 7,155
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,357
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,301
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 5,283
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 4,186
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,286
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Federal Way

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 22,189 (64.4%)
  • Carpooled: 3,278 (9.5%)
  • Bus: 405 (1.2%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 3 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 66 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 274 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle: 97 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 1,173 (3.4%)
  • Worked at home: 7,156 (20.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.4%Males
  • 2.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.0%Males
  • 3.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 17.9%Males
  • 10.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 10.4%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.6%Males
  • 7.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 3.6%Females
Races in Federal Way detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Federal Way, Washington
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Federal Way, Washington
  • 11,5582010 or later
  • 6,8552000 to 2009
  • 5,2491990 to 1999
  • 4,0231980 to 1989
  • 1,8071970 to 1979
  • 1,410Before 1970
Ancestries in Federal Way, WA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 2,482 (4.6%)
  • German: 1,894 (3.5%)
  • European: 1,662 (3.1%)
  • English: 1,404 (2.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 1,339 (2.5%)
  • African: 1,206 (2.3%)
  • Turkish: 1,035 (1.9%)
  • Kenyan: 877 (1.6%)
  • Irish: 845 (1.6%)
  • Italian: 680 (1.3%)
  • Norwegian: 601 (1.1%)
  • Nigerian: 585 (1.1%)
  • Ethiopian: 575 (1.1%)
  • Russian: 526 (1.0%)
  • Ghanaian: 302 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 261 (0.5%)
  • Polish: 245 (0.5%)
  • Ugandan: 224 (0.4%)
  • British: 199 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 196 (0.4%)
  • Swedish: 170 (0.3%)
  • French: 167 (0.3%)
  • Armenian: 166 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 158 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 155 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 152 (0.3%)
  • Afghan: 152 (0.3%)
  • Somali: 142 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 140 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 117 (0.2%)
  • Serbian: 108 (0.2%)
  • Liberian: 88 (0.2%)
  • Slavic: 87 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 86 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 80 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 79 (0.1%)
  • Iranian: 76 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 75 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 73 (0.1%)
  • Yugoslavian: 57 (0.1%)
  • Haitian: 53 (0.10%)
  • Portuguese: 48 (0.09%)
  • Guyanese: 48 (0.09%)
  • Welsh: 48 (0.09%)
  • Swiss: 46 (0.09%)
  • Greek: 45 (0.08%)
  • Barbadian: 45 (0.08%)
  • Hungarian: 44 (0.08%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 41 (0.08%)
  • Assyrian: 34 (0.06%)
  • Lebanese: 31 (0.06%)
  • Croatian: 29 (0.05%)
  • Latvian: 28 (0.05%)
  • Lithuanian: 27 (0.05%)
  • Maltese: 25 (0.05%)
  • Czech: 22 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 18 (0.03%)
  • Slovene: 18 (0.03%)
  • Israeli: 17 (0.03%)
  • Icelander: 14 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 13 (0.02%)
  • Finnish: 12 (0.02%)
  • South African: 9 (0.02%)
  • Celtic: 7 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Federal Way:

16.1% (4,646)
Washington:

21.1% (241,655)

Korea
Federal Way:

10.6% (3,074)
Washington:

4.3% (48,886)

Philippines
Federal Way:

9.5% (2,749)
Washington:

6.3% (71,661)

Kenya
Federal Way:

7.7% (2,234)
Washington:

1.1% (12,735)

Vietnam
Federal Way:

6.9% (2,003)
Washington:

5.4% (62,003)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Federal Way:

3.3% (953)
Washington:

7.4% (84,470)

Honduras
Federal Way:

3.1% (908)
Washington:

0.6% (6,500)

Ukraine
Federal Way:

3.1% (896)
Washington:

3.1% (35,872)

Russia
Federal Way:

2.2% (639)
Washington:

1.9% (21,540)

Uzbekistan
Federal Way:

2.2% (630)
Washington:

0.2% (2,695)

Micronesia
Federal Way:

2.0% (592)
Washington:

0.4% (4,144)

Guatemala
Federal Way:

2.0% (585)
Washington:

1.2% (13,855)

Ethiopia
Federal Way:

1.9% (544)
Washington:

1.6% (17,938)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 42,375
  • Other state: 22,323
  • Northeast: 1,952
  • Midwest: 5,232
  • South: 3,806
  • West: 11,333

88.9% of Federal Way residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70.6% lived in Washington.


Federal Way:

88.9%
State average:

85.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 846
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 130
  • 5th and 6th grade: 465
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 711
  • 10th grade: 174
  • 11th grade: 558
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 385
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,710
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,598
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,465
  • Associate degree: 2,111
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,854
  • Master's degree: 2,241
  • Professional school degree: 667
  • Doctorate degree: 298
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 929
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 400
  • 5th and 6th grade: 142
  • 7th and 8th grade: 211
  • 9th grade: 511
  • 10th grade: 195
  • 11th grade: 821
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 373
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,887
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,333
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,470
  • Associate degree: 3,332
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,237
  • Master's degree: 2,896
  • Professional school degree: 266
  • Doctorate degree: 367
Educational Attainment for Females
Federal Way marital status for males
Federal Way marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 17,791
  • One, attached: 852
  • Two: 471
  • 3 or 4: 4,115
  • 5 to 9: 4,248
  • 10 to 19: 3,659
  • 20 to 49: 1,367
  • 50 or more: 3,278
  • Mobile homes: 1,733

Median worth of mobile homes: $87,700

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Federal Way
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Federal Way, WA
  • 61.4%Utility gas
  • 34.2%Electricity
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.9%Wood
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Federal Way, WA
  • 86.3%Electricity
  • 11.4%Utility gas
  • 0.7%Wood
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,347
Here:

15.2%
Washington:

12.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 165
Here:

3.4%
Washington:

9.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 495
Here:

12.2%
Washington:

16.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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