What is the population of Tukwila city?

Tukwila city has 21,479 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #64 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in Tukwila city?

Median household income in Tukwila city is $80,534 a year, 2.5% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Tukwila city?

Median gross rent is $1,786 a month and the median home value is $462,800, so rent absorbs about 26.6% of median household income.

Is Tukwila city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Tukwila city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Tukwila, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Tukwila, Washington (Tukwila, WA — Census place “Tukwila city”) is 21,479 residents, ranking #64 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $80,534, the median home is worth $462,800 and median gross rent runs $1,786 a month. Looking for the Tukwila Washington ZIP code list? 4 ZIP codes serve Tukwila, WA: 98108, 98168, 98178, 98188.

Population: 21,479Tukwila city residents
Median household income: $80,534Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $462,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,786Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 35 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 40.4%Owner-occupied households

Tukwila ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Tukwila.

The Tukwila WA ZIP code list below covers 4 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Tukwila city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Tukwila city median would spend about 26.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.3% of residents and 40.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Tukwila city, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Tukwila city is a mid-size town in Washington, with 21,479 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #64 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 35 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Tukwila city earn a median of $80,534 a year, 2.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 11% below the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 12.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Tukwila city is valued at $462,800, 52.5% above the national figure and within a couple of points of the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,786 a month, 27% above the national figure, or roughly $21,432 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 40.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Tukwila city?: Tukwila city has 21,479 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #64 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in Tukwila city?: Median household income in Tukwila city is $80,534 a year, 2.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Tukwila city?: Median gross rent is $1,786 a month and the median home value is $462,800, so rent absorbs about 26.6% of median household income.
Is Tukwila city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Tukwila city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Tukwila city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.