Tukwila, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

15%

Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Tukwila	Washington	National
Income per capita	$47,117	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$93,571	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$126,338	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$81,202	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,981	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$51,754	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.3%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Tukwila is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Tukwila is 15% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Tukwila is 4% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Tukwila is 5% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,374 $93,571 $187,142

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Tukwila employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.0%	11.0%
Manufacturing sector	10.5%	10.5%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	15.8%	15.8%
Public administration	1.3%	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.2%	15.2%
Education, health & social services	9.2%	9.2%
Other	34.6%	34.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hunts Point, WA	354	$375,086	361.2%
Clyde Hill, WA	3,430	$373,193	358.8%
Yarrow Point, WA	1,395	$367,498	351.8%
Beaux Arts Village, WA	408	$362,576	345.8%
Medina, WA	3,360	$276,317	239.7%
Tukwila, WA	20,710	$93,571	15.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fort Mill, SC	20,703	$152,422	87.4%
Rio Rico, AZ	20,721	$76,222	6.3%
Shelby, NC	20,722	$58,938	27.5%
South St. Paul, MN	20,723	$93,537	15.0%
Charleston, IL	20,693	$62,709	22.9%
Tukwila, WA	20,710	$93,571	15.0%

Source: The Tukwila, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.