Where has Federal Way looked like this before?
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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Federal Way | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 99,493 | 111,392 | 18 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | 8.5% | 8.5% | 50 | ||
| Median household income | $86,909 | $89,939 | 27 | ||
| Poverty rate | 13.0% | 9.6% | 82 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.8% | 31.1% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | 2.3% | 8.6% | 0 | ||
| Median owner-occupied home value | $552,800 | $424,700 | 55 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,797 | $1,640 | 64 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.7% | 4.4% | 45 | ||
| Worked from home | 13.7% | 12.7% | 55 |
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| Metric | 2010–2017 | 2017–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | +8.1% | +4.8% | +6.1% |
| Housing units | +1.4% | +2.9% | +7.5% |
| Median household income | +9.9% | +40.0% | +41.8% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | -2.9% | +96.9% | +74.3% |
| Median gross rent | +24.3% | +55.4% | +47.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | -0.5% | +18.3% | +20.0% |
| Worked from home | +21.8% | +183.7% | +221.4% |
| Poverty rate | -4.6% | +5.8% | -20.5% |
| Restaurants & bars | 27.9 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.1 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 11.3 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 48.3 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 25.0 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 5.9 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.6 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 29.6 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everett, WA | 88 | 111,845 | +6.8% | $83,512 | 28.8% |
| Suffolk, VA | 86 | 98,796 | +15.6% | $92,666 | 33.3% |
| Sparks, NV | 86 | 110,024 | +19.3% | $89,056 | 27.6% |
| Vista, CA | 85 | 99,114 | +3.0% | $94,975 | 29.3% |
| Elgin, IL | 84 | 114,934 | +3.6% | $90,282 | 27.0% |
| Manchester, NH | 84 | 115,643 | — | $81,007 | 34.0% |
| Downey, CA | 83 | 110,939 | -1.9% | $90,699 | 26.1% |
| Richmond, CA | 83 | 115,505 | +8.5% | $95,391 | 33.0% |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 82 | 118,180 | +16.0% | $86,765 | 35.7% |
| Rio Rancho, NM | 81 | 108,515 | +19.7% | $89,596 | 34.0% |