Tukwila is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 21,377 people and five associated neighborhoods, Tukwila is the 52nd largest community in Washington.
Also of interest is that Tukwila has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.74% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in Tukwila use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Tukwila‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
The percentage of people in Tukwila who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.78% of adults in Tukwila have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Tukwila in 2022 was $36,258, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,032 for a family of four. However, Tukwila contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tukwila is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tukwila home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tukwila residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Tukwila also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tukwila include German, Somalian, English, Irish, and Ethiopian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Tukwila's cultural character, accounting for 40.02% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Tukwila is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.