Federal Way, WA Profile

Federal Way, WA, population 83,088, is located in Washington's King county, about 7.8 miles from Tacoma and 19.7 miles from Seattle.

Through the 90's Federal Way's population has grown by about 23%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Federal Way has stayed about the same.

Federal Way's property crime levels tend to be higher than Washington's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Federal Way tend to be about the same as Washington's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	69%
	African American	8%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	12%
	Hawaiian	1%
	Other/Mixed	9%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	32.50
	Males	31.80
	Females	33.20

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	16.00%	Under 20:	15.00%
20 to 40	15.00%	20 to 40:	16.00%
40 to 60	13.00%	40 to 60:	14.00%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	6.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	83,259	N/A
2001	84,625	1.64%
2002	83,896	-0.86%
2003	83,516	-0.45%
2004	83,333	-0.22%
2005	83,088	-0.29%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$49,278

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	377
2002	310
2003	358
2004	339
2005	382
2006	392

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murder, Man-Slaughter	4	4	2	0	6	1
Forcible Rape	49	34	50	50	55	64
Robbery	125	108	125	121	153	146
Aggravated Assault	141	120	120	109	101	120

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	6,169
2002	6,101
2003	6,048
2004	6,210
2005	7,469
2006	6,131

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Burglary	522	677	672	759	800	753
Larceny, Theft	3,516	3,347	3,145	3,257	3,786	3230
Motor Vehicle Theft	1,180	1,206	1,204	1,118	1,573	1199
Arson	18	29	14	25	25	26

Location

Elevation	500 feet above sea level
Land Area	19.7 Square Miles
Water Area	1.1 Square Miles