Federal Way, WA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	83,259	100.0

Male	40,944	49.2
Female	42,315	50.8

Under 5 years	6,508	7.8
5 to 9 years	6,867	8.2
10 to 14 years	6,527	7.8
15 to 19 years	5,924	7.1
20 to 24 years	5,907	7.1
25 to 34 years	13,208	15.9
35 to 44 years	14,379	17.3
45 to 54 years	11,183	13.4
55 to 59 years	3,796	4.6
60 to 64 years	2,594	3.1
65 to 74 years	3,632	4.4
75 to 84 years	2,125	2.6
85 years and over	609	0.7

Median age (years)	32.5	(X)

18 years and over	59,748	71.8
Male	28,879	34.7
Female	30,869	37.1
21 years and over	56,279	67.6
62 years and over	7,804	9.4
65 years and over	6,366	7.6
Male	2,669	3.2
Female	3,697	4.4

RACE
One race	78,806	94.7
White	57,318	68.8
Black or African American	6,609	7.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	740	0.9
Asian	10,232	12.3
Asian Indian	673	0.8
Chinese	1,001	1.2
Filipino	1,703	2.0
Japanese	545	0.7
Korean	4,417	5.3
Vietnamese	1,032	1.2
Other Asian ¹	861	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	852	1.0
Native Hawaiian	135	0.2
Guamanian or Chamorro	122	0.1
Samoan	392	0.5
Other Pacific Islander ²	203	0.2
Some other race	3,055	3.7
Two or more races	4,453	5.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	60,930	73.2
Black or African American	8,012	9.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,758	2.1
Asian	11,919	14.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,370	1.6
Some other race	4,232	5.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	83,259	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	6,266	7.5
Mexican	4,317	5.2
Puerto Rican	364	0.4
Cuban	84	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,501	1.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	76,993	92.5
White alone	55,050	66.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	83,259	100.0
In households	82,787	99.4
Householder	31,437	37.8
Spouse	15,920	19.1
Child	26,159	31.4
Own child under 18 years	21,561	25.9
Other relatives	4,080	4.9
Under 18 years	1,407	1.7
Nonrelatives	5,191	6.2
Unmarried partner	2,141	2.6
In group quarters	472	0.6
Institutionalized population	119	0.1
Noninstitutionalized population	353	0.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	31,437	100.0
Family households (families)	21,259	67.6
With own children under 18 years	11,624	37.0
Married-couple family	15,920	50.6
With own children under 18 years	8,062	25.6
Female householder, no husband present	3,820	12.2
With own children under 18 years	2,659	8.5
Nonfamily households	10,178	32.4
Householder living alone	7,731	24.6
Householder 65 years and over	1,698	5.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	12,536	39.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,641	14.8

Average household size	2.63	(X)
Average family size	3.17	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	32,581	100.0
Occupied housing units	31,437	96.5
Vacant housing units	1,144	3.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	79	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	31,437	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	17,612	56.0
Renter-occupied housing units	13,825	44.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.79	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.43	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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