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Fairwood, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Fairwood is a Census CDP of 17,856 people across 4.74 square miles of land, in King County. Median household income is $122,134, 73.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fairwood
What Fairwood is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.74 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,765
- County holding the largest share of its areaKing County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairwood
How many people live in Fairwood
- Population17,856
- Median age38.5
- Population under 183,847
- Share under 1821.5 percent
- Population 65 and over2,989
- Share 65 and over16.7 percent
- Households6,921
- Family households4,682
- Share of households that are families67.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairwood
Income and work in Fairwood
- Median household income$122,134
- Per capita income$60,330
- Civilian labor force9,516
- Employed9,009
- Unemployed507 plus or minus 167
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over12,795
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairwood
Housing in Fairwood
- Housing units7,240
- Occupied units6,921
- Vacant units319 plus or minus 179
- Vacancy rate4.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied5,118
- Renter occupied1,803 plus or minus 373
- Ownership rate73.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$733,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,233
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.9 percent
- Single family units5,097
- Share single family70.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,073
- Share in buildings of two or more28.6 percent
- Mobile homes70 plus or minus 47
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fairwood
How Fairwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,529
- Commuting under 15 minutes626 plus or minus 184
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,741
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more57.3 percent
- Drove alone59.8 percent
- Carpooled10.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport1.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home26.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
King County, not Fairwood
King County context, not Fairwood figures
- Establishments in King County70,376
- Covered employment, King County1,449,785
- Average annual pay, King County$132,279
- Housing units permitted, King County10,564
Every figure in this section is published for King County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fairwood.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fairwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fairwood, Washington?
17,856, in 6,921 households. Fairwood CDP covers 4.74 square miles of land, which is 3,765 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fairwood in?
King County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fairwood?
$122,134. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $733,200. Median gross rent is $2,233 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Fairwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for King County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fairwood.
Is zoning published for Fairwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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