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38 <br />1. Protecting the City's role as a strong regional retail center and preparing for the retail market of <br />the future. <br />2. Supporting the retention and expansion of the City's commercial and industrial businesses. <br />3. Cultivating the success of the City's entrepreneurs and small businesses, including businesses <br />owned by refugees, immigrants, and non - native English speakers. <br />11. Demographic Overview <br />A. Current Population <br />120,000 <br />100,000 <br />80,000 <br />60,000 <br />40,000 <br />20,000 <br />Total Population (including annexations) of Select South King County Cities. <br />Kent <br />,200 <br />Renton <br />92,590 <br />37.960 <br />11 -74 <br />1990 <br />52 <br />31,881 <br />25,496, <br />17,181 <br />2000 <br />47,66[: <br />ien <br />27,110 SeaTac . <br />19.) 50 <br />2011 <br />Source: City of Tukwila's Strategic Plan. Note: the cities of SeaTac and Burien became cities in the mid -1990s so population data for 1990 is <br />unavailable. <br />As indicated in the chart above, Tukwila has experienced a very low growth rate. The chart below shows <br />the annual growth rate of select south King County cities and the County as a whole. <br />2 Economic Development Background Memo <br />