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Federal Way, WA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Federal Way is $27,145, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Federal Way median household income is $54,186, which has grown by 9.96% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Federal Way residents spend 31.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.9 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #247

Federal Way, WA	27,145 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Federal Way, WA	32,361 USD
Washington	33,492 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Federal Way, WA	37,856 USD
Washington	41,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Federal Way, WA	26,965 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #277

Federal Way, WA	54,186 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Federal Way, WA	71,030 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #383

Federal Way, WA	9.96%
Washington	31.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Federal Way, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.19%	$10,690, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.61%	$17,769, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.83%	$3,713, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.94%	$20,742, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Federal Way, WA	63,956 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Federal Way, WA	79,577 USD
Washington	92,527 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Federal Way, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$59,051, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$40,862, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,933, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Asian	$57,868, see rank	$72,430	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$58,792, see rank	$40,218	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$38,405, see rank	$53,904	$53,370
One Race, Other	$39,750, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$51,150, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Federal Way, WA	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$34,667, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,810, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$71,055, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$42,614, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Federal Way, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	72,523, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	35,547, 49.01%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	26,041, 73.26%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	284, 0.80%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	25,757, 72.46%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	23,627, 91.73%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,130, 8.27%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,506, 26.74%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	36,976, 50.99%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	22,399, 60.58%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	30, 0.08%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	22,369, 60.50%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	20,291, 90.71%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,078, 9.29%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	14,577, 39.42%, see rank	40.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Federal Way, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	43,400, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	32,062, 73.88%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,539, 10.46%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,326, 7.66%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	837, 1.93%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	504, 1.16%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,132, 4.91%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Federal Way, WA	31.2 minutes
Washington	25.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Federal Way, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	43,918	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	23,627, 53.80%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,712, 28.41%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,363, 14.23%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,132, 21.72%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	133, 0.56%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,536, 10.73%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,384, 18.56%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	20,291, 46.20%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,798, 33.50%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,322, 26.23%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,907, 34.04%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	62, 0.31%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	94, 0.46%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,045, 5.15%, see rank	5.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Federal Way, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	43,918, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	354, 0.81%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	3,196, 7.28%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,797, 10.92%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,978, 4.50%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,050, 11.50%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,785, 8.62%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	736, 1.68%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,214, 5.04%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,366, 9.94%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,702, 19.81%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,743, 10.80%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,865, 4.25%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,132, 4.85%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Federal Way, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	14,712	16.23%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,882	12.45%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.