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Federal Way, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Federal Way, WA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 91,661. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet FEDERAL-WAY-WA · Federal Way, WA 2 ZIPs · 91,661 pop · #6389/25278 · King County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $90,106
  • RANK-UPPER #6389/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Kent
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 56% owners
  • POP-SMALL 91,661
  • SPREAD-MOD 98003→98023
  • HOME-HIGH $533,250

Nearest income peer: Kent, WA (+ $11,873 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Federal Way

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Federal Way on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Federal Way, WA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 25%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
91,661
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$90,106
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $90,106 and home value $533,250 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 30.8%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (56.3%) for this income tier, rent $1,812 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Washington, Benton City is the closest lower-income city and Kennewick the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Federal Way.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Federal Way differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Federal Way: $75,319 in ZIP 98003 to $104,893 in 98023. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

98003 to 98023

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

98003 to 98023

Poverty-rate spread
6.7 points

98023 to 98003

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 98023 skews compact Federal Way

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 98023 covers about 52% of Federal Way's 91,661 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Federal Way

Citywide ZBP: 2,473 establishments, 25,761 employees , annual payroll $1,381,518k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98003 (1,768 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (440) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Federal Way, WA

These ZIP codes sit in King County, which covers 85 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Federal Way. See the King County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing King County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Federal Way, Seattle, Kent and Renton among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Sammamish marks the far end of that range at $247,182, 174% above Federal Way.

Side-by-side: Compare 98023 vs 98003 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98023 47,510 $104,893 705 1,775
98003 44,151 $75,319 1,768 1,466
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Federal Way roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Federal Way, .