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Washington·King County
22 tracts·102K people·$553K median·4,581/mi²
White 35 · Hispanic 20 · Black 18 · Asian 15 · Multiracial 8 · Other 4
Married couple 45 · Other 28 · Living alone 27
Health 39 · Retail 23 · Professional 16 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 2 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Service 21 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 67 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 13 · Transit 4 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Federal Way is $552,800 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Federal Way has 99,493 residents across 21 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.4; the population is 34.9% White, 20.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Black, 15.3% Asian, 8.2% Multiracial and 3.7% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 30.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.0% (Census ACS).
Brigadoon Elementary School (45%), Twin Lakes Elementary School (45%) and Green Gables Elementary School (44%) lead the elementary schools; Federal Way Public Academy (71%), Lakota Middle School (32%) and Sacajawea Middle School (27%) lead the middle schools; Federal Way High School (34%), Todd Beamer High School (34%) and Decatur High School (30%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,797/month, 14% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Federal Way is $86,909 a year, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
In Federal Way, median rent is $1,797/month and the median home value is $552,800 (Census ACS).
Federal Way reported 6.4 violent crimes and 54.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 75°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 116 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Federal Way are volcanic activity (96), earthquake (95) and inland flooding (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.69g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Federal Way, 2.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).