A snapshot profile of Federal Way, gleaned from 1990 U.S. Census records:
The numbers
Founded: Incorporated 1990
Size: 21.2 square miles
Population: 75,240 (est.)
Household median income: $53,000 (est.)
Media house value: $118,000
Apartment apartment rents: $476
Schools: 33
Number of businesses: 3,000
Number of households: 25,705
The people
Median age: 30
Enrolled in school (K-12): 20,800
Completed four-year college: 26 percent
Below poverty level: 6 percent
Home ownership: 57 percent
Renters: 43 percent
Saturday, Nov. 9, 1996
