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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
99,729
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$552,800
Owner-occupied units

Federal Way, WA

Washington · 47.312° N, 122.338° W · 22 sq mi

Federal Way is a city in Washington, with a population of 99,729 and about 4,469 residents per square mile. The median household earns $86,909 a year, and the median home is worth $552,800.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
22 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
4,469
People per square mile
Rank by population
#359
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#600
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$86,909
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,797
Per month
Homeownership
55.3%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
32.1 min
One way

People

Median age
37.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
30.8%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
31.9%
Households
35,717
2.76 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.9%
Retail trade 12.7%
Manufacturing 10.8%
Professional & business services 10%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Washington

Name
Steve Ballmer
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$118B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Hunts Point
Source of wealth
Microsoft

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Washington · private sector

Employer
Amazon
Sector
Retail & cloud

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Washington

Company
Amazon
Revenue
$638.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Seattle
Ticker
AMZN

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Washington

State bird
Willow Goldfinch
State flower
Coast Rhododendron
State capital
Olympia
Nickname
The Evergreen State

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