Federal Way, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Federal Way	Washington	National
Income per capita	$32,788	$32,999	$29,829
Median household income	$68,672	$62,848	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$95,840	$79,796	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$51,192	$41,061	$35,192
Median earnings male	$42,657	$41,953	$36,919
Median earnings female	$32,406	$27,576	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	11.2%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Federal Way is 10% higher than the national average
The median household income in Federal Way is 24% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Federal Way is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Federal Way is 26% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$45,776 $68,672 $137,344

City

$41,894 $62,848 $125,696

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Federal Way median earnings by income bracket

Federal Way employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.2%	15.2%
Manufacturing sector	12.1%	12.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.9%	1.9%
Wholesale & retail services	14.7%	14.7%
Public administration	2.4%	2.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	14.6%	14.6%
Education, health & social services	7.7%	7.7%
Other	29.9%	29.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Artondale, WA	14,024	$126,054	127.9%
Fox Island, WA	3,613	$125,547	126.9%
Rosedale, WA	4,389	$123,533	123.3%
Shadow Lake, WA	2,385	$121,719	120.0%
Lake Holm, WA	3,332	$120,673	118.1%
Federal Way, WA	96,812	$68,672	24.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nampa, ID	96,825	$53,205	3.8%
Albany, NY	96,860	$48,512	12.3%
Erie, PA	96,616	$38,655	30.1%
Bend, OR	97,032	$67,973	22.9%
Lawrence, KS	97,348	$55,598	0.5%
Federal Way, WA	96,812	$68,672	24.1%

Source: The Federal Way, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).