Federal Way is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 83,233 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Federal Way is the seventh largest community in Washington.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Federal Way is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Federal Way is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Federal Way who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.67%), sales jobs (13.11%), and management occupations (9.49%).

Also of interest is that Federal Way has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Federal Way are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Federal Way, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.22 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Federal Way Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Federal Way citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.19% of adults in Federal Way have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Federal Way in 2000 was $22,451, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,804 for a family of four.

Federal Way is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Federal Way home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Federal Way is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Federal Way include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian.

Federal Way also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.45%.

The most common language spoken in Federal Way is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.