Editing Tukwila, Washington

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Tukwila, Washington
|settlement_type          = [[City government in Washington (state)|City]]
|nickname                 = [[Hazelnut]] City
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|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = International Boulevard from 154th Street
|image_seal               = TukwilaWashingtonSeal.png
|image_map                = Tukwila.png
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Tukwila in King County
<!-- Location ------->
|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Washington|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[King County, Washington|King]]
<!-- Government ------>
|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|title=Tukwila City Council|url=https://www.tukwilawa.gov/departments/city-council/|publisher=City of Tukwila, Washington|access-date=October 29, 2024}}</ref>
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
|leader_title             = [[List of mayors of Tukwila, Washington|Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Thomas McLeod<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor's Office |url=https://www.tukwilawa.gov/departments/mayors-office/ |publisher=City of Tukwila |accessdate=January 16, 2024}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[Councillor|Councilmembers]]
|leader_name1             = Tosh Sharp<br>Armen Papyan<br>Hannah Hedrick<br>Dennis Martinez<br>Mohamed Abdi<br>Jovita McConnell<br>De’Sean Quinn
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = June 23, 1908
<!-- Area ----->
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|area_total_km2           = 24.86
|area_land_km2            = 23.79
|area_water_km2           = 1.07
|area_total_sq_mi         = 9.60
|area_land_sq_mi          = 9.19
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.41
<!-- Population ----->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 21135
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="USCensusEst2023"/>
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
|population_total         = 21798
|population_density_km2   = 888.49
|population_density_sq_mi = 2301.20
<!-- General information -->
|timezone                 = [[Pacific Standard Time|Pacific (PST)]]
|utc_offset               = −8
|timezone_DST             = PDT
|utc_offset_DST           = −7
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 240
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 98108, 98138, 98168, 98178, 98188
|area_code                = [[Area code 206|206]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 53-72625
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2412106<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412106}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.tukwilawa.gov/|tukwilawa.gov}}
|footnotes                = 
}}
[[Image:Tukwila - Duwamish River - 02.jpg|thumb|[[Duwamish River]], Tukwila (2007)]]

'''Tukwila''' ({{IPAc-en|t|ʌ|k|ˈ|w|ɪ|l|ə}} {{respell|tuk|WIL|ə}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stevensauke.com/say/northwest.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030815153317/http://www.stevensauke.com/say/northwest.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 15, 2003|title=A Northwest Pronunciation Guide|access-date=November 30, 2010}}</ref> is a suburban city in [[King County, Washington|King County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States, located immediately to the south of [[Seattle]]. The population was 21,798 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Tukwila_city,_Washington?g=160XX00US5372625 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 29, 2024}}</ref>

A large commercial center draws workers and consumers to the city daily; industry thrives with the confluence of rivers, freeways, railroads, and [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport]].

==History==
The earliest people in Tukwila were the [[Duwamish people|Duwamish]], who made their homes along the [[Black River (Duwamish River tributary)|Black]] and [[Duwamish River|Duwamish]] rivers. The name "Tukwila" is the [[Chinook Jargon]] word for "nut" or "[[hazelnut]]",<ref name="Bright2004">{{cite book |last=Bright |first=William |author-link=William Bright |title=Native American Placenames of the United States |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5XfxzCm1qa4C&pg=PA518 |access-date=April 11, 2011 |year=2004 |publisher=University of Oklahoma Press |isbn=978-0-8061-3598-4 |page=518}}</ref> referring to the hazelnut trees that grew in the area. The Duwamish lived in [[Thuja plicata|cedar]] [[longhouse]]s, hunted and fished, picked wild berries, and used the river for trade with neighboring peoples.

In 1853, the first white settler was Joseph Foster, a [[Canadians|Canadian]] pioneer who had traveled to the [[Pacific Northwest]] from [[Wisconsin]]. Foster would become known as the "Father of Tukwila" and represented King County in the [[Washington State Legislature#History|Washington Territorial Assembly]] for 22 years. Today, the site of Foster's home on the banks of the Duwamish River is part of [[Fort Dent]] Park, which also served as a military base during the [[Puget Sound War|Indian Wars]] of the 1850s. Foster's name is memorialized in the Foster neighborhood of Tukwila, where [[Foster High School (Tukwila, Washington)|Foster High School]] is located.

In the early years, the small village grew into an agricultural center and remained a trading point in the upper Duwamish River Valley. Population began to grow and industry followed, largely farm-oriented commerce. Early [[electric locomotive|electric trains]] traveled along Interurban Avenue in Tukwila, connecting to [[Renton, Washington|Renton]] and a line to [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]]. The Interurban Railroad operated a commuter line from 1902 to 1928, making it possible to travel from Seattle to Tacoma in less than an hour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crowley |first=Walt |author-link=Walt Crowley |date=September 19, 2000 |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/2667 |title=Interurban Rail Transit in King County and the Puget Sound Region |website=HistoryLink |access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> A post office was established in 1904 at Riverton, uphill from the interurban line and directly west of Foster.<ref>{{cite news |title=City News in Brief - Riverton a Post Office |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=February 18, 1904 |page=14 |quote=The government has established a postoffice at Riverton, below Foster, King County, on the line of the interurban railroad. S.D. Goff is Postmaster.}}</ref> Centered around Marginal Way and South 130th Street, it is Tukwila's most historically intact neighborhood. The original Tukwila was also settled in 1904, further south along the interurban line where a station was established. The first [[macadam]] paved road in Washington state was in Tukwila and bears the name of this new method of street paving. One of the earliest paved military roads in the state passes through the city.

With the main goal of establishing better fire protection and water service, better access to schools and safer roads, Tukwila was incorporated as a fourth-class city on June 14, 1908, with a population of around 450.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tukwila Takes Title of City |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=June 15, 1908 |page=8}}</ref> The original city limits consisted of a single square mile centered around the local interurban depot; Riverton and Foster would be annexed later.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tukwila to name Its Town Council |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date=May 11, 1908 |page=8}}</ref> The city's first [[List of mayors of Tukwila, Washington|mayor]] was Joel Shomaker, a newspaperman who gave Tukwila its name soon after his arrival in 1904.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones-Brown |first=Louise |date=August 16, 2012 |title=Joel Shomaker gave Tukwila start in 1908 |url=http://www.tukwilareporter.com/news/joel-shomaker-gave-tukwila-start-in-1908/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202102752/http://www.tukwilareporter.com/news/joel-shomaker-gave-tukwila-start-in-1908/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |website=Tukwila Reporter}}</ref> Among the city's first council members was Del Adelphia, a famous magician.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90061417/1909-08-13/ed-1/seq-7/ |title=Holt County Sentinel |date=August 13, 1909 |via=chroniclingamerica.loc.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
Tukwila is located in western King County, south of [[Seattle]] and between the cities of [[SeaTac, Washington|SeaTac]] to the west and [[Renton, Washington|Renton]] to the east. It lies along the [[Green River (Duwamish River tributary)|Green River]] and [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]], which bisect the city from south to north.<ref>{{cite map |date=October 2012 |title=Tukwila Parks & Trails |url=https://www.tukwilawa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Parks-and-Trails-Map.pdf |publisher=City of Tukwila |accessdate=September 29, 2024}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.60|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|9.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.41|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

The city's tallest building is the Airmark Apartments and Hotel Interurban, a 19-story residential and hotel building near Southcenter that opened in July 2018. It is the tallest habitable building between Seattle and [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ng |first=Assunta |author-link=Assunta Ng |date=August 9, 2018 |title=Chinese couple develop Tukwila's tallest building |url=https://nwasianweekly.com/2018/08/blog-chinese-couple-develop-tukwilas-tallest-building/ |work=[[Northwest Asian Weekly]] |accessdate=September 29, 2024}}</ref>

===Neighborhoods===
Tukwila is divided into several neighborhoods by the city government for [[urban planning|planning]] purposes. The 2015 Comprehensive Land Use Plan identifies them as:<ref>{{cite web |year=2015 |title=City of Tukwila Comprehensive Land Use Plan |page=7-5<!--Not a range--> |url=https://www.tukwilawa.gov/wp-content/uploads/DCD-Comprehensive-Plan.pdf |publisher=City of Tukwila |access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em|rules=yes}}
* [[Allentown, Tukwila, Washington|Allentown]]
* Cascade View
* Duwamish
* Foster
* Foster Point
* McMicken
* Riverton
* Ryan Hill
* Southcenter (Urban Center)
* Thorndyke
* Tukwila Hill
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 361
|1920= 453
|1930= 424
|1940= 521
|1950= 800
|1960= 1804
|1970= 3509
|1980= 3578
|1990= 11874
|2000= 17181
|2010= 19107
|2020= 21798
|estyear=2023
|estimate=21135
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=October 29, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

As of the 2022 [[American Community Survey]], there are 8,098 estimated households in Tukwila with an average of 2.64 persons per household. The city has a median household income of $76,331. Approximately 13.3% of the city's population lives at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]. Tukwila has an estimated 72.4% employment rate, with 25.8% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 82.1% holding a high school diploma.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Tukwila city, Washington|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/tukwilacitywashington/PST045223|access-date=October 29, 2024|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref>

The top nine reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were Subsaharan African (8.3%), German (6.0%), English (4.3%), Irish (3.4%), Norwegian (2.2%), Scottish (1.7%), French (except Basque) (1.4%), Italian (1.2%), and Polish (0.5%).

The median age in the city was 36.0 years.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Tukwila, Washington – racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small>
! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Tukwila city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US5372625|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=October 29, 2024}}</ref>
! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tukwila city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US5372625&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=October 29, 2024}}</ref>
! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tukwila city, Washington|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US5372625&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=October 29, 2024}}</ref>
! % 2000
! % 2010
! {{partial|% 2020}}
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
| 9,297
| 7,186
| style='background: #ffffe6; |6,102
| 54.11%
| 37.61%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |27.99%
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
| 2,174
| 3,350
| style='background: #ffffe6; |4,059
| 12.65%
| 17.53%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |18.62%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
| 190
| 143
| style='background: #ffffe6; |124
| 1.11%
| 0.75%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
| 1,858
| 3,615
| style='background: #ffffe6; |5,689
| 10.81%
| 18.92%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |26.10%
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
| 311
| 521
| style='background: #ffffe6; |516
| 1.81%
| 2.73%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |2.37%
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
| 57
| 49
| style='background: #ffffe6; |92
| 0.33%
| 0.26%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |0.42%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
| 965
| 894
| style='background: #ffffe6; |1,140
| 5.62%
| 4.68%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |5.23%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
| 2,329
| 3,349
| style='background: #ffffe6; |4,076
| 13.56%
| 17.53%
| style='background: #ffffe6; |18.70%
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''17,181'''
| '''19,107'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''21,798'''
| '''100.00%'''
| '''100.00%'''
| style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 21,798 people, 8,168 households, and 4,783 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Tukwila%20city,%20Washington%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=October 29, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|2373.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 8,742 housing units at an average density of {{convert|951.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup was 30.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 19.02% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 26.19% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.45% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 11.32% from some other races and 9.91% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 18.70% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Tukwila city, Washington |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/tukwila-city-washington/160-5372625/ |access-date=October 29, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 18.0% of residents were under the age of 18, 4.7% were under 5 years of age, and 11.2% were 65 and older.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 19,107 people, 7,157 households, and 4,124 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2083.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 7,755 housing units at an average density of {{convert|845.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup was 43.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 17.89% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 19.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.76% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.27% from some other races and 5.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 17.53% of the population.

There were 7,157 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.4% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.42.

The median age in the city was 33.8 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.7% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.9% male and 48.1% female.

The median income for a household is $40,718, and the median income for a family of $42,442. Males had a median income of $35,525 versus $28,913 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,354. About 8.8% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those ages 65 or over.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 17,181 people, 7,186 households, and 3,952 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,927.0 people per square mile (743.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 7,725 housing units at an average density of 866.4 per square mile (334.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 58.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.79% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 10.88% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.82% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.06% from some other races and 6.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 13.56% of the population.

There were 7,186 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.0% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 37.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.9 males.

Tukwila is the most diverse city in King County. Tukwila is the 11th-most diverse city in the United States. The Tukwila School District consists of one of the most diverse range of students in Washington.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://projects.nytimes.com/immigration/enrollment/washington/king/tukwila-school-district-406 |title=Diversity in the Classroom |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 23, 2010 |access-date=November 30, 2010}}</ref>

===Crime===
{{Infobox UCR
|city_name= Tukwila
|year= 2023
|violent_crime= 224
|homicide= 2
|rape= 24
|robbery= 140
|aggravated_assault= 58
|property_crime= 4,003
|arson= 2
|burglary= 324
|larceny_theft= 2,764
|motor_vehicle_theft= 913
|source_url= https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend
|source_name= 2023 FBI UCR Data
|notes= 2023 population: 21,135
}}

According to the [[Uniform Crime Report]] statistics compiled by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) in 2023, there were 224 violent crimes and 4,003 property crimes per 100,000 residents. Of these, the violent crimes consisted of 2 murders, 24 forcible rapes, 140 robberies and 58 aggravated assaults, while 324 burglaries, 2,764 larceny-thefts, 913 motor vehicle thefts and 2 acts of arson defined the property offenses.

Tukwila is rated as the most dangerous city in Washington state due to its high crime rate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waspc.org/assets/Crime%20in%20Washington%202023-compressed.pdf|title=Crime in Washington 2023|page=282|publisher=Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC)|access-date=October 29, 2024}}</ref>

==Economy==
Tukwila's location at the confluence of rivers, freeways and railroads has made it an important center of commerce. Approximately 45,000 people work in Tukwila. [[Westfield Southcenter]] (formerly Southcenter Mall), Puget Sound's largest shopping complex, is located in the city, as are a number of [[Boeing]] corporate facilities. Tukwila is also the location of corporate datacenters, including those of [[Microsoft]], [[Internap]], the [[University of Washington]], [[Savvis]], [[AboveNet]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forest.net |title=Forest.net homepage }}</ref> digital.forest, HopOne, and Fortress Colocation. Most of these are located at Sabey Corporation's Intergate Seattle campus near [[Boeing Field]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sabey.com |title=Sabey Corporation homepage}}</ref>

In 2021, Seagle Properties announced sales for the Prato District, a {{convert|320|acre|ha|adj=mid}} mixed-use office, manufacturing, and retail area south of Southcenter. Preparations for the development, which began in 2009 as Tukwila South, included an extension of Southcenter Parkway built by the city government in 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Minnick |first=Benjamin |date=March 24, 2021 |title=Segale relaunches Tukwila South as 320-acre mixed-use Prato District |url=https://www.djc.com/news/re/12139216.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130170333/https://www.djc.com/news/re/12139216.html |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |access-date=June 26, 2023 |work=[[Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce]]}}</ref>

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tukwilawa.gov/wp-content/uploads/Fin-Current-CAFR.pdf|title=City of Tukwila 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report|format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]|page=163|date=October 29, 2024}}</ref> the largest employers in the city are:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! Product or Business
! # of Employees
! Percentage
|-
| 1
| [[BECU|Boeing Employee's Credit Union]]
| Credit Union
| 1,063
| 3.76%
|-
| 2
| [[King County, Washington|King County Department of Natural Resources]]
| Government
| 701
| 2.48%
|-
| 3
| [[Boeing|Boeing Company]]
| Aircraft Manufacturing
| 587
| 2.08%
|-
| 4
| [[Prime Now|Prime Now LLC]]
| Electronic Shopping
| 569
| 2.02%
|-
| 5
| [[King County Housing Authority]]
| Housing Assistance
| 519
| 1.84%
|-
| 6
| [[Nordstrom|Nordstrom, Inc.]]
| Department Stores
| 465
| 1.65%
|-
| 7
| [[Costco]]
| Warehouse Club
| 419
| 1.48%
|-
| 8
| Cascade Behavioral Hospital LLC
| Healthcare
| 325
| 1.15%
|-
| 9
| [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]
| E Commerce
| 315
| 1.12%
|-
| 10
| Sound Mental Health (2 locations)
| Healthcare
| 288
| 1.02%
|-
|—
|'''Total employers'''
|—
|'''5,251'''
|'''18.60%'''
|}

==Government and politics==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential election results<ref>[http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/elections/elections/past-elections.aspx King County Elections]</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2024]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.04%''' ''4,752''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|28.98% ''2,054''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.98% ''282''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''73.65%''' ''6,107''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|23.65% ''1,961''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.70% ''224''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election in Washington (state)|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''70.71%''' ''4,348''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|20.83% ''1,281''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.46% ''520''
|-
|}

The city of Tukwila leans overwhelmingly Democratic like its neighbor Seattle and King County as a whole. It cast nearly three-quarters of its ballots for [[Joe Biden]] in the [[2020 United States presidential election]] and more than two-thirds of its ballots for [[Kamala Harris]] in the [[2024 United States presidential election]].

==Education==
[[Tukwila School District]], which covers the vast majority of the city,<ref name=KingCoSDMap>{{cite map |author=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division |date=December 21, 2020 |title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: King County, WA |pages=2–5 |scale=1:80,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53033_king/DC20SD_C53033.pdf |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref> has five schools: Cascade View Elementary School, Thorndyke Elementary School, Tukwila Elementary School, Showalter Middle School, and [[Foster High School (Tukwila, Washington)|Foster High School]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornwell |first=Paige |date=January 23, 2018 |title=Tukwila School District nixes plans to build Birth-to-Five Center |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/tukwila-school-district-nixes-plans-to-build-birth-to-5-center/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref> Foster High School is among the most racially diverse schools in the United States, with students from 50 countries speaking 45 languages {{as of|2016|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilkinson |first=Eric |date=June 2, 2016 |title=Tukwila's Foster High School among most diverse in U.S. |url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/education/tukwilas-foster-high-school-among-most-diverse-in-us/281-228561695 |publisher=KING 5 News |access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref>

Also in the city is [[Raisbeck Aviation High School]], a public technical school operated by the [[Highline Public Schools]] that opened in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornwell |first=Paige |date=April 2, 2016 |title=Aviation High seeks diversity with enrollment lottery |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/aviation-high-seeks-diversity-with-enrollment-lottery/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref> Other portions of the city are in the boundaries of the Highline Public Schools, [[Renton School District]], [[Kent School District]], and [[Seattle Public Schools]].<ref name=KingCoSDMap/>

==Sports==
The [[Seattle Seawolves]], two-time champions of [[Major League Rugby]], had played their home games at the [[Starfire Sports]] complex since 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Geoff |date=March 5, 2018 |title=Inside Sports Business: Can a rugby team prosper in our market? The Seawolves will try |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/other-sports/inside-sports-business-can-a-rugby-team-prosper-in-our-market-the-seawolves-will-try/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 26, 2024}}</ref> The complex also served as the administrative and training home of the [[Seattle Sounders FC]], and the main ground of their affiliate the [[Tacoma Defiance]], until their move to [[Longacres]] in 2024. [[Seattle Reign FC]] moved their training facilities to Starfire in 2023 and will expand in the former Sounders space.<ref>{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jayda |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Sounders bid bittersweet farewell to Starfire training facility: 'It's been a good home for us' |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/sounders-bid-bittersweet-farewell-to-starfire-training-facility-its-been-a-good-home-for-us/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 26, 2024}}</ref>

==Culture==
The [[Museum of Flight]] is an air and space museum located in the extreme northern part of Tukwila, adjacent to [[Boeing Field]].<ref>{{cite news |date=March 6, 2003 |title=If you go: Northwest aviation museums |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030306&slug=nwwflightifyougo06 |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=September 29, 2022}}</ref> Tukwila is also home to the Rainier Symphony, which conducts several performances each year at the Foster Performing Arts Center in Tukwila.<ref>{{cite news |last=Radford |first=Dean |date=October 17, 2013 |title=This fall, experience Tukwila's cultural scene for drama, music, the world |url=http://www.tukwilareporter.com/news/this-fall-experience-tukwilas-cultural-scene-for-drama-music-the-world/ |work=Tukwila Reporter |accessdate=September 29, 2022}}</ref>

In the 1990s and 2000s, "visiting Tukwila" was used as a euphemism for marital intercourse by ''Seattle Times'' columnist Erik Lacitis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19960802/2342267/rex-debby-still-visiting-tukwila-and-liking-it-a-lot|title=Rex, Debby: Still 'Visiting Tukwila' And Liking It A Lot|last=Lacitis|first=Eric|date=August 2, 1996|work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

==Transportation==
The city is served by [[Amtrak Cascades]] and [[Sound Transit]]'s [[Sounder commuter rail]] at [[Tukwila station]], while Sound Transit's [[Link light rail]] service serves [[Tukwila International Boulevard station]].

==Notable residents==
*[[Jacob Castro (soccer)|Jacob Castro]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacob Castro |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jacob-castro/ |access-date=March 25, 2025 |website=[[Major League Soccer]]}}</ref>
*[[William Cumming (artist)|William Cumming]], artist and political activist<ref>{{cite news |last=Clemans |first=Gayle |date=November 29, 2010 |title=William Cumming, 93, colorful member of Northwest School of artists |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/obituaries/2013551453_cummingobit30m.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Zack Hudgins]], former member of the Washington House of Representatives<ref>{{cite news |date=June 20, 2011 |title=Rep. Zack Hudgins from Tukwila appointed to Washington State Arts Commission |url=http://www.tukwilareporter.com/news/rep-zack-hudgins-from-tukwila-appointed-to-washington-state-arts-commission/ |work=Tukwila Reporter |access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Jim North]], [[NFL]] player for the [[Washington Commanders]]<ref name="North">{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Peter|date=March 7, 2003|title=Frances North served her city, state |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20030307/northobit07m/frances-north-served-her-city-state|work=The Seattle Times|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Mario Segale]], real estate developer and namesake of video game character [[Mario]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Zraick|first=Karen|date=November 2, 2018|title=Mario Segale, Developer Who Inspired Nintendo to Name Super Mario, Dies at 84|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/obituaries/mario-segale-dies-super-mario.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 3, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.tukwilawa.gov/ City of Tukwila – Official website]
* [https://www.seattlesouthside.com/ Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority]
* [https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20000123/4000923/visiting-tukwila-takes-on-a-whole-new-meaning "Visiting Tukwila" takes on a whole new meaning"], ''[[The Seattle Times]]''

{{King County, Washington}}
{{Washington}}
{{Geographic location
|North     = [[Seattle]]
|Northeast = [[Bryn Mawr-Skyway, Washington|Bryn Mawr-Skyway]]
|West      = [[Burien, Washington|Burien]]
|Center    = Tukwila
|Southwest = [[SeaTac, Washington|SeaTac]]
|South     = [[Kent, Washington|Kent]]
|Southeast = [[Kent, Washington|Kent]]
|East      = [[Renton, Washington|Renton]]
|}}
{{Authority control}}

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