Kenmore vs Tukwila

A side-by-side comparison of Kenmore and Tukwila: population, income, housing, and more.

Kenmore and Tukwila are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kenmore has the higher population (23,594 vs 21,479 in Tukwila). Kenmore has the higher median household income ($137,926 vs $80,534 in Tukwila). Kenmore has the higher median home value ($869,800 vs $462,800 in Tukwila).

Population, income & housing

	Kenmore	Tukwila
Population	23,594	21,479
Median age	38.7 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$137,926	$80,534
Median home value	$869,800	$462,800
Median gross rent	$1,944	$1,786
Housing units	9,362	8,431
Homeownership rate	69.7%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.2%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenmore	Tukwila
Population	22,724 → 23,594 (+3.8%)	20,196 → 21,479 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$109,810 → $137,926 (+25.6%)	$58,097 → $80,534 (+38.6%)
Median home value	$572,900 → $869,800 (+51.8%)	$315,000 → $462,800 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,433 → $1,944 (+35.7%)	$1,282 → $1,786 (+39.3%)

Kenmore

Population

22,72423,594

Median household income

$109,810$137,926

Median home value

$572,900$869,800

Median gross rent

$1,433$1,944

Tukwila

Population

20,19621,479

Median household income

$58,097$80,534

Median home value

$315,000$462,800

Median gross rent

$1,282$1,786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenmore	Tukwila
Under 5	6.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.1%	14.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	15.0%	22.2%
35 to 44	15.1%	16.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	14.1%
55 to 64	10.6%	9.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	6.5%
75 and over	6.6%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenmore	Tukwila
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	27.9%
Black or African American	3.0%	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	14.7%	22.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.6%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	23.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenmore	Tukwila
No high school diploma	3.7%	17.8%
High school graduate	13.2%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenmore	Tukwila
Drove alone	54.2%	66.8%
Carpooled	7.1%	9.1%
Public transit	6.2%	9.2%
Walked	1.8%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	29.8%	12.1%
Other means	0.7%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenmore	Tukwila
1-unit, detached	63.3%	36.9%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	21.8%
20 or more units	16.8%	28.2%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Kenmore	Tukwila
Poverty rate	6.0%	12.3%
Average household size	2.60	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1984	1978