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Table 3: Housing Units by Type <br />Source: Oct. 2013 King County Assessor Data <br />2008 -2012 American Community Survey 5 -year Estimates <br />This type of housing profile is quite different from that of King County and many other South King County cities. <br />Figure 2 illustrates the comparison. Tukwila has a lower percentage of single family housing units compared to the <br />other cities and the County. Tukwila also has the highest percentage of units in all structures ten units or larger. In <br />Tukwila, approximately 54% of the housing units are multifamily, 42% are detached single family dwelling units, and <br />approximately 2.8% are manufactured or mobile homes. Countywide, 40% of households live in multifamily <br />structures, approximately 58 percent live in single - family homes, and just over 2% live in manufactured or mobile <br />homes. <br />15 <br />2008 -2012 American Community <br />2013 King County Assessor's Data <br />Survey 5 -year Estimates <br />Housing Units <br /># Developments <br /># Units <br />% of Total <br /># of Units <br />% of Total <br />Type and Quantity <br />Single - Family* <br />3254 <br />3254 <br />42% <br />3,175 <br />40.5% <br />Manufactured /Mobile Homes <br />88 <br />88 <br />1% <br />outside of park <br />213 <br />2.7% <br />Manufactured /Mobile homes <br />4 <br />135 <br />1.8% <br />inside of park <br />Duplex <br />45 <br />90 <br />1% <br />138 <br />1.8% <br />Townhouses <br />22 <br />0% <br />153 <br />2% <br />Triplex <br />10 <br />30 <br />0% <br />454 <br />5.8% <br />Fourplex <br />44 <br />176 <br />2% <br />Apartments <br />79 <br />3054 <br />40% <br />3,675 <br />46.9% <br />Condos <br />14 <br />835 <br />11% <br />Group Home <br />2 <br />2 <br />0% <br />n/a <br />000 <br />Mixed Use <br />2 <br />7 <br />0% <br />n/a <br />0% <br />Boat, RV, Van, etc. <br />n/a <br />n/a <br />n/a <br />28 <br />0% <br />TOTAL <br />7,693 <br />98.8 <br />7,836 <br />99.7% <br />Source: Oct. 2013 King County Assessor Data <br />2008 -2012 American Community Survey 5 -year Estimates <br />This type of housing profile is quite different from that of King County and many other South King County cities. <br />Figure 2 illustrates the comparison. Tukwila has a lower percentage of single family housing units compared to the <br />other cities and the County. Tukwila also has the highest percentage of units in all structures ten units or larger. In <br />Tukwila, approximately 54% of the housing units are multifamily, 42% are detached single family dwelling units, and <br />approximately 2.8% are manufactured or mobile homes. Countywide, 40% of households live in multifamily <br />structures, approximately 58 percent live in single - family homes, and just over 2% live in manufactured or mobile <br />homes. <br />15 <br />