Seattle Southside is home to a diverse workforce, including skilled and semi-skilled workers, seasoned and up-and-coming talent, high-tech and non-tech specialists, workers with educational degrees and professional experience in every field. Seattle Southside, with its diverse communities and populations, is a unique gateway for a growing population of refugees and immigrants that in turn provide new talent to the region’s labor pool.

1 in 20 King County Residents Lives in Seattle Southside

Population
Jurisdiction	2000 [1]	2007 [2]	2017[3]
Burien	31,881	31,410	34,198
Des Moines	29,267	29,090	40,077
SeaTac	25,496	25,530	27,612
Tukwila	17,181	18,000	20,660
Seattle Southside	103,825	104,030	122,547
King County	1,737,046	1,861,300	2,049,048

Source:
[1] U.S. Census Bureau
[2] Estimate from Washington State Office of Financial Management
[3] Forecast produced by the King County Office of Business Relations & Economic Development

Seniors Are Attracted to Seattle Southside

2000 Census Age Structure
Jurisdiction	17 and under	Percent	18-64	Percent	65 and over	Percent
Burien	7,261	23%	20,235	63%	4,385	14%
Des Moines	6,963	24%	17,957	61%	4,347	15%
SeaTac	6,217	25%	16,805	69%	2,474	10%
Tukwila	4,124	24%	11,712	68%	1,345	8%
Seattle Southside	24,565	24%	66,709	64%	12,551	12%
King County	390,646	23%	1,164,616	67%	181,772	11%

Source: 2006 Annual Growth Report, King County Office of Management and Budget

Seattle Southside is Ethnically Diverse

2000 Census Race and Ethnic Categories
Jurisdiction	Non-Hispanic White	Percent	Black/ African American	Percent	Asian/ Pacific Islander	Percent	Native American/ Other	Percent	Hispanic/ Latino	Percent	Two or More Race	Percent
Burien	22,799	72%	1,587	5%	2,572	8%	416	1%	3,397	11%	1,110	3%
Des Moines	20,986	72%	2,068	7%	2,779	9%	297	1%	1,936	7%	1,200	4%
SeaTac	14,666	60%	2,266	9%	3,468	14%	423	2%	3,302	13%	1,371	6%
Tukwila	9,297	54%	2,174	13%	2,169	13%	247	1%	2,329	14%	965	6%
Seattle Southside	67,748	65%	8,095	8%	10,988	11%	1383	1%	10,964	11%	4,646	4%
King County	1,275,127	73%	91,798	5%	195,352	11%	18,855	1%	95,252	5%	60,660	3%

Source: 2006 Annual Growth Report, King County Office of Management and Budget

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