CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tukwila

Washington · 11,874 residents · 9.19 sq mi

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With 11,874 people, Tukwila is a city in Washington. 39% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 31% since 2000. The poverty rate is 9.3%, under the national 13.2%. About 19% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $94,900.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,874

−31%vs 2000

vs 17,181 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.2

−4%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.19 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(763)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(721)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.3%(507)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.7%(564)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.5%(1,248)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3424.2%(2,875)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(1,823)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(1,347)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(976)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(714)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(258)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(78)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,141

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,718 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,982

−29%vs 2000

vs $22,354 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$94,900

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $140,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$488

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $697 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

39.3%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.4% in 2000

60.7% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.6%(9,808)

Black6.4%(755)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(449)

Asian7.4%(880)

Other3.6%(431)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican20.2%(4,329)

Central American2.3%(491)

Salvadoran1.8%(387)

Guatemalan0.5%(104)

Cuban0.4%(85)

South American0.4%(76)

Puerto Rican0.3%(73)

Ecuadorian0.2%(43)

Peruvian0.2%(33)

Spaniard0%(3)

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)

Native Hawaiian0.5%(114)

Chuukese0.3%(56)

Fijian0%(10)

Tongan0%(5)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African9.3%(2,005)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(49)

French Canadian0.2%(45)

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)

Canadian0%(7)

Slovak0%(7)

Belgian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Vietnamese population · Largest Filipino population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.3%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.8%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 16.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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