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Spokane, WA

219,197 Population
68.8 square miles 3,187.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 38.6 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 37.7 ±0.2

Economics

$30,978 ±$2,028 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: $30,712 ±$1,005
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $39,119 ±$347
$54,085 ±$4,390 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: $58,546 ±$2,634
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $74,073 ±$697

15.7% ±2% (33,554  ±4,299) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 12.9% 71,916 (±1.2% / ±6,605)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 10.3% 759,013 (±0.3% / ±23,800)

19.6 minutes ±0.9 (1,911,640  ±130,553) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 22.1 5,333,530 (±0.6 / ±187,686)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Washington: 28.4 96,998,425 (±0.2 / ±910,218)

Families

92,562 ±2,857 Number of households
  • the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 229,018 ±2,746
  • Washington: 2,895,575 ±9,139
2.3 ±0.1 (212,181  ±2,265) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 2.4 558,120 (±0 / ±2,787)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.6 7,392,406 (±0)

5.7% ±1.7% (3,081  ±924) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 5.7% † 7,412 (±1% / ±1,349)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 5.2% 92,209 (±0.3% / ±5,583)

Housing

99,331 ±2,879 Number of housing units
  • the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 249,137 ±1,332
  • Washington: 3,148,084 ±526

$203,700 ±$8,231 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: $239,000 ±$5,042
  • about half the amount in Washington: $373,100 ±$2,028

22.5% ±2.5% (48,564  ±5,494.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 18.4% 104,474 (±1.4% / ±8,093.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 18.1% 1,351,906 (±0.4% / ±31,328.9)

Social

92.7% ±3% (140,930  ±5,708.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 93.4% 368,750 (±2.3% / ±8,969)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 91.6% 4,777,579 (±0.6% / ±32,405.1)
33.1% ±2.1% (50,322  ±3,383.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 30.1% 118,924 (±1.3% / ±5,325.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 36.7% 1,913,104 (±0.4% / ±20,770)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2017 5-year data

6.3% ±1.1% (13,741  ±2,474) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 5.3% † 30,088 (±0.7% / ±4,227)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 14.7% 1,104,850 (±0.3% / ±20,138)

10.4% ±1.3% (18,190  ±2,222) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 11.1% 49,151 (±0.8% / ±3,432)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 8.9% 520,226 (±0.2% / ±10,007)
18,190 Total veterans ±2,222 16,114 Male ±1,981 2,076 Female ±748

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