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Spokane, WA

213,267 Population
68.7 square miles 3,102.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2015 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 38 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 37.5 ±0.2

Economics

$25,755 ±$2,044 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: $25,919 ±$861
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $33,486 ±$317
$44,350 ±$2,468 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: $47,548 ±$1,315
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $64,129 ±$794

18.3% ±2.3% (38,013  ±4,847) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 16.3% 86,507 (±1.5% / ±7,867)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 12.2% 857,801 (±0.3% / ±23,751)

19.8 minutes ±0.8 (1,728,745  ±99,620) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 21.9 4,741,550 (±0.7 / ±198,229)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Washington: 27.1 86,123,750 (±0.2 / ±736,736)

Families

87,867 ±2,567 Number of households
  • the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 215,652 ±3,028
  • Washington: 2,728,573 ±8,477
2.3 ±0.1 (205,833  ±2,159) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 2.5 530,039 (±0 / ±2,737)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.6 7,029,357 (±0)

4.8% ±1.3% (2,494  ±701) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 5.5% † 6,942 (±1% / ±1,229)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 5.1% 86,668 (±0.3% / ±4,207)

Housing

96,337 ±2,526 Number of housing units
  • the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 237,012 ±1,275
  • Washington: 2,991,584 ±306

$164,700 ±$4,976 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: $192,400 ±$4,716
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Washington: $284,000 ±$1,701

21.3% ±2.4% (44,772  ±4,939.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 19.2% 103,615 (±1.6% / ±8,452.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 18.5% 1,310,337 (±0.4% / ±30,762.6)

Social

93.7% ±3.4% (137,102  ±5,655.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 92.8% 345,052 (±2.3% / ±8,542.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 90.8% 4,441,083 (±0.6% / ±30,132.3)
30.3% ±2.1% (44,301  ±3,132) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 27.2% 100,997 (±1.3% / ±4,857.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 34.2% 1,670,893 (±0.4% / ±18,269)

9.1% ±0.9% (17,927  ±1,660.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2015 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 7.3% 37,036 (±0.4% / ±1,891.9)
  • about half the rate in Washington: 18.9% 1,236,189 (±0.1% / ±9,092.5)

6.2% ±1% (13,253  ±2,031) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 5.3% † 29,177 (±0.7% / ±3,672)
  • about half the rate in Washington: 13.7% 980,158 (±0.2% / ±17,106)

10.8% ±1.1% (18,044  ±1,908) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 11.6% 48,912 (±0.6% / ±2,621)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 9.7% 536,658 (±0.2% / ±9,658)
18,044 Total veterans ±1,908 16,565 Male ±1,875 1,479 Female ±583

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