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Tukwila

Washington · 22,003 residents (2025 est.) · 9.19 sq mi
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The short version

Tukwila is a city of 21,451 people in Washington. The foreign-born share is 40%. 40% of homes are owner-occupied. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 35.4. The population is up 25% since 2000.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 91%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
21,451
+25%since 2000
from 17,181 in 2000
22,003 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,335 / sq mi
+25%since 2009
from 1,870 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.4
+6%since 2000
from 33.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
9.19 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
11K14K17K20K23K19902000201020202024Tukwila
202421K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(1,197)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 93.9%(847)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(1,246)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.7%(1,214)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(1,422)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3421.4%(4,581)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416%(3,422)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.9%(2,763)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.2%(2,192)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.9%(1,488)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.9%(832)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(247)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$78,381
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,718 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,158
+75%since 2000
from $22,354 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.0%
+29.6 ptssince 2009
from 24.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 12.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.407
+3%since 2010
from 0.394 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information14.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade11.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance9.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical9.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Arts, entertainment, food2.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Public administration2.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$489,000
+91%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $140,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,898
+49%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $697 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
40.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2000
from 42.4% in 2000
59.6% rent
Vacancy rate
6.9%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.68 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.57 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.3%
−7.3 ptssince 2009
from 36.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.2
+4%since 2009
from 6.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
66
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic54.1%(9,297)
Black12.7%(2,174)
Hispanic / Latino13.6%(2,329)
Asian10.8%(1,858)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic26.1%(5,597)
Black17.7%(3,806)
Hispanic / Latino24%(5,145)
Asian23.5%(5,040)
Other8.7%(1,863)
Diversity Score
98
+9%since 2009
from 90 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican20.2%(4,329)
Salvadoran1.8%(387)
Guatemalan0.5%(104)
Cuban0.4%(85)
Puerto Rican0.3%(73)
Ecuadorian0.2%(43)
Peruvian0.2%(33)
Asian origin
Vietnamese9.2%(1,970)
Filipino5.3%(1,144)
Kazakh2.1%(461)
Chinese1.4%(294)
Asian Indian1.3%(288)
Cambodian1%(221)
Nepalese0.5%(116)
Japanese0.4%(95)
Laotian0.4%(89)
Thai0.2%(46)
Mien0.1%(30)
Burmese0.1%(17)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Korean0%(5)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan2%(427)
Chamorro0.8%(167)
Chuukese0.3%(56)
Fijian0%(10)
Tongan0%(5)
Ancestry
German5.1%(1,098)
Somali5%(1,078)
English3.9%(828)
Irish3.8%(820)
Ethiopian2.7%(580)
Arab1.7%(361)
Norwegian1.5%(327)
American1.5%(316)
Iraqi1.3%(275)
Swedish1.3%(271)
Italian1.2%(268)
+ 25 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish1.1%(245)
Dutch0.8%(182)
French0.8%(170)
Polish0.8%(169)
Danish0.6%(123)
West Indian0.5%(108)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(95)
Hungarian0.3%(67)
Ukrainian0.3%(63)
Iranian0.3%(61)
British0.3%(60)
Finnish0.2%(41)
Welsh0.2%(41)
Jamaican0.2%(41)
Czech0.2%(37)
Ghanaian0.1%(27)
Russian0.1%(24)
Croatian0.1%(20)
Romanian0.1%(18)
Portuguese0.1%(11)
Slovak0%(7)
Belgian0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.3%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 17.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
82.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 81.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.2%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 4.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.6 min
+47%since 2000
from 16.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.2%
−7.0 ptssince 2009
from 73.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.7%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
6.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.8%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.4%
−4.9 ptssince 2011
from 11.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
70.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2011
from 69.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.0%
−5.0 ptssince 2020
from 79.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.2%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.1%
+10.3 ptssince 2009
from 22.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
54.4%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
45.6%
−5.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
40.1%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 33.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.0%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2012
from 11.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.4%
−10.1 ptssince 2013
from 22.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.8%
+9.7 ptssince 2017
from 81.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 95.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 84.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
51.5%
+2.0 ptssince 2016
from 49.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
16.2%
+4.8 ptssince 2016
from 11.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married46.9%(4,711)
Married41.5%(4,166)
Widowed0.7%(75)
Divorced10.8%(1,084)
Women 15+
Never married36.1%(2,937)
Married46.4%(3,767)
Widowed6.2%(504)
Divorced11.3%(917)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.4%
−10.1 ptssince 2013
from 22.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.8%
+4.1 ptssince 2020
from 43.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.0%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 8.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 13.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
29.1%
−3.4 ptssince 2020
from 32.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 3.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
57.4%
+6.2 ptssince 2020
from 51.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.4%
−5.3 ptssince 2020
from 43.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)33.3%(348)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.8%(322)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.3%(202)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.6%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,044 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Tukwila, Washington?

Tukwila, Washington has about 21,451 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Tukwila, Washington?

The typical household in Tukwila, Washington earns about $78,381 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Tukwila, Washington expensive?

In Tukwila, Washington, the median home is worth about $489,000, and the typical rent is about $1,898 a month.

How educated are people in Tukwila, Washington?

About 25.3% of adults age 25 and over in Tukwila, Washington hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Tukwila, Washington?

About 13.0% of people in Tukwila, Washington live below the federal poverty line.

Has Tukwila, Washington grown since 1990?

Yes, Tukwila, Washington has grown since 1990. The population has added about 9,577 residents, a change of about 81 percent over that period.

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