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.
In terms of college education, Tukwila is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.78% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.
In addition, Tukwila has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (40.02%).
The most common language spoken in Tukwila is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
