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4.5% <br />4.0% <br />3.5% <br />3.0% <br />2.5% <br />2.0% <br />1.5% <br />1.0% <br />0.5% <br />0.0% <br />Burien <br />Source: City of Tukwila's Strategic Pla n. <br />Kent <br />Renton <br />Tukwila <br />SeaTac King County <br />Tukwila's annual growth rate is slightly higher than the County's annual growth rate, but is significantly <br />lower than most of the adjacent cities. While Tukwila's population increased nearly 60% from 1990 to <br />2011, the populations of Kent and Renton were up 210% and 120% respectively. Both Kent and Renton <br />completed major annexations during this time, but those annexations do not account for the majority of <br />the growth. <br />B. Daytime Growth <br />For every one person that lives in Tukwila, seven to eight people visit the City every day to work or shop. <br />Tukwila's daytime population is estimated to be between 150,000 to 170,000 persons, including <br />approximately 16 million shoppers a year to Westfield Southcenter, the largest mall in the Pacific <br />Northwest. <br />3 Economic Development Background Memo <br />39 <br />