People QuickFacts Federal Way Washington Population, 2011 estimate 91,085 6,830,038 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 89,306 6,724,540 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 2.0% 1.6% Population, 2010 89,306 6,724,540 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.1% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 25.6% 23.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.3% 12.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.0% 50.2%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 57.5% 77.3% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 9.7% 3.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 1.5% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 14.2% 7.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 2.7% 0.6% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 6.6% 4.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 16.2% 11.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 51.6% 72.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 80.2% 81.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 23.8% 12.7% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 31.1% 17.5% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 88.5% 89.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 26.1% 31.0% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 30.2 25.4  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 58.7% 64.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 39.0% 25.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $289,000 $285,400 Households, 2006-2010 34,232 2,577,375 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.55 2.49 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $26,668 $29,733 Median household income 2006-2010 $56,509 $57,244 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 12.9% 12.1%     Business QuickFacts Federal Way Washington Total number of firms, 2007 6,419 551,340 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.2% S American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 1.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 17.6% 6.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.2% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.6% 3.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.2% 28.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 112,053,283 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 421,714 76,790,966 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,261,523 92,968,519 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,909 $14,380 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 172,074 12,389,422     Geography QuickFacts Federal Way Washington Land area in square miles, 2010 22.26 66,455.52 Persons per square mile, 2010 4,011.9 101.2 FIPS Code 23515 53 Counties King County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts