Living in Federal Way School District, Washington

Overview

A total of 50,579 households are located in Federal Way School District area. Among them, 17,555 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.33 people. The total number of children in the region is 43,919 and 33,231 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

13% (17,891) of residents are non-citizens and 31% (44,424) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Federal Way School District, Washington
Household	50,579
Population	141,682
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	17,555 (35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	43,919
Total Students	33,231
Pre-Kindergarten	1,903
Kindergarten	2,000
Grade 1-8	14,523
Grade 9-12	7,455
College/Graduate School	7,350
Veterans	108,751
Non-citizen	17,891
Non-English Home Language	44,424
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

112,993 residents are over the age of 16 and 75,651 people are in labor force. Among them, 75,486 people are in civilian labor force and 165 are in armed labor force. 71,525 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Federal Way School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	69,973	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	50,664	72.41%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	8,667	12.39%
Public transportation	5,669	8.10%
Walked	1,044	1.49%
Other method	1,063	1.52%
Worked from home	2,866	4.10%
Average Commute Time	35 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	71,525	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	22,566	31.55%
Service	13,809	19.31%
Sales and office	15,059	21.05%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	7,834	10.95%
Production, transportation, and material moving	12,257	17.14%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	71,525	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	433	0.61%
Construction	6,010	8.40%
Manufacturing	8,127	11.36%
Wholesale trade	2,404	3.36%
Retail trade	8,076	11.29%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	6,922	9.68%
Information	981	1.37%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,101	5.73%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	7,886	11.03%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	13,082	18.29%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,805	9.51%
Other services, except public administration	3,633	5.08%
Public administration	3,065	4.29%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	71,525	-
Private wage and salary workers	58,540	81.85%
Government workers	8,992	12.57%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,877	5.42%
Unpaid family workers	116	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $89,201 for the 50,579 households in Federal Way School District area, Washington. The average income of a single worker is $38,307. 130,200 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.57%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	50,579	-
Less than $10,000	2,344	4.63%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,480	2.93%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,617	5.17%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,798	7.51%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,021	11.90%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,091	19.95%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,238	14.31%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,954	19.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,008	7.92%
More than $200,000	3,028	5.99%
Median Household Income	$71,577	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$89,201	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	35,306	-
Less than $10,000	1,226	3.47%
$10,000 - $14,999	639	1.81%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,452	4.11%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,263	6.41%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,556	10.07%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,973	19.75%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,518	15.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,742	21.93%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,289	9.32%
More than $200,000	2,648	7.50%

Median Family Income	$81,291	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$98,216	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$38,307	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$54,471	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$54,471	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	142,188	-
With health insurance coverage	130,200	91.57%
Public coverage	55,769	39.22%
Private health insurance	89,314	62.81%
Without health insurance coverage	11,988	8.43%

Housing

There are 52,922 housing units in Federal Way School District area, Washington with 50,579 units (95.57%) occupied. 30,627 houses (60.55%) are occupied by owner and 19,952 houses (39.45%) are rented. The average housing value is $331,300 and the average rental cost is $1,366. 1,304 houses (2.46%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,423 houses (2.69%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	52,922	-
Occupied	50,579	95.57%
Owner Occupied	30,627	60.55%
Renter Occupied	19,952	39.45%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	30,764	58.13%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,757	3.32%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	18,222	34.43%
Mobile Homes	2,179	4.12%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	52,922	-
Built 2014 or later	1,304	2.46%
Built 2010 - 2013	945	1.79%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,346	8.21%
Built 1990 - 1999	9,086	17.17%
Built 1980 - 1989	12,412	23.45%
Built 1970 - 1979	11,920	22.52%
Built 1960 - 1969	9,007	17.02%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,479	4.68%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,423	2.69%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	52,922	-
1 room	1,038	1.96%
2 rooms	1,534	2.90%
3 rooms	5,297	10.01%
4 rooms	8,699	16.44%
5 rooms	8,643	16.33%
6 rooms	8,096	15.30%
7 rooms	7,773	14.69%
8 rooms	5,340	10.09%
9 rooms or more	6,502	12.29%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	52,922	-
no bedroom	1,204	2.28%
1 bedroom	6,626	12.52%
2 bedrooms	11,793	22.28%
3 bedrooms	19,506	36.86%
4 bedrooms	10,830	20.46%
5 bedrooms or more	2,963	5.60%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	30,627	-
Less than $50,000	1,338	4.37%
$50,000 - $99,999	464	1.52%
$100,000 - $149,999	721	2.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,132	6.96%
$200,000 - $299,999	7,755	25.32%
$300,000 - $499,999	14,843	48.46%
$500,000 - $999,999	3,111	10.16%
$1,000,000 or more	263	0.86%
Median House Value	$331,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	19,431	-
Less than $500	850	4.37%
$500 - $999	2,941	15.14%
$1,000 - $1,499	8,101	41.69%
$1,500 - $1,999	5,123	26.37%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,890	9.73%
$2,500 - $2,999	397	2.04%
$3,000 or more	129	0.66%
Median Rental Costs	$1,366	-

Demographic

A total of 142,847 people lives in Federal Way School District area, Washington with 71,382 male and 71,465 female. The males to female ratio is 49.97 to 50.03. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	142,847	-
Male	71,382	49.97%
Female	71,465	50.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	142,847	-
Under 5 years	9,681	6.78%
5 - 9 years	9,506	6.65%
10 - 14 years	9,112	6.38%
15 - 19 years	9,727	6.81%
20 - 24 years	9,692	6.78%
25 - 34 years	21,715	15.20%
35 - 44 years	17,350	12.15%
45 - 54 years	18,150	12.71%
55 - 59 years	10,058	7.04%
60 - 64 years	9,094	6.37%
65 - 74 years	11,507	8.06%
75 - 84 years	5,259	3.68%
85 years and older	1,996	1.40%
Median Age	35.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	142,847	-
One Race	131,052	91.74%
White	77,727	54.41%
Black or African American	17,894	12.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,444	1.01%
Asian	17,705	12.39%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4,061	2.84%
Other	12,221	8.56%

Two or more races	11,795	8.26%
White and Black or African American	2,967	2.08%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,080	0.76%
White and Asian	2,582	1.81%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	338	0.24%

Living in Federal Way School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic