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Spokane, WA

222,082 Population
68.8 square miles 3,229.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 38.4 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,693 ±$2,172 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: $32,168 ±$1,173
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $41,521 ±$361
$52,447 ±$3,320 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: $59,646 ±$2,170
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $78,687 ±$923

16.1% ±2.5% (34,765  ±5,457) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 13.2% † 73,074 (±1.5% / ±8,294)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 9.8% 730,240 (±0.4% / ±26,102)

22.2 minutes ±1.1 (2,177,970  ±142,999) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 23.7 5,548,690 (±0.6 / ±210,042)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Washington: 28.8 100,088,410 (±0.2 / ±948,785)

Families

95,222 ±3,115 Number of households
  • the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 229,880 ±2,551
  • Washington: 2,932,477 ±11,062
2.3 ±0.1 (214,690  ±1,688) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 2.4 552,374 (±0 / ±1,936)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.6 7,467,073 (±0)

5.4% ±1.8% (2,912  ±990) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 6.6% † 8,667 (±1.3% / ±1,630)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 5.4% 98,105 (±0.4% / ±6,661)

Housing

101,438 ±3,109 Number of housing units
  • the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 245,158 ±808
  • Washington: 3,195,098 ±641

$228,500 ±$9,683 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: $258,500 ±$7,594
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Washington: $387,600 ±$2,320

20.5% ±2.6% (44,854  ±5,705.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 17.9% 100,349 (±1.4% / ±7,727)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 16.9% 1,273,897 (±0.4% / ±31,025)

Social

91.5% ±3.5% (142,035  ±6,268.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 93.6% 367,102 (±2.5% / ±9,891)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 91.7% 4,850,250 (±0.7% / ±35,221.6)
31.5% ±2.2% (48,864  ±3,549.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 29.8% 116,847 (±1.4% / ±5,571.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 37% 1,955,632 (±0.4% / ±21,591.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

5.9% ±1.2% (13,104  ±2,650) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 5.3% † 29,888 (±0.7% / ±3,810)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 14.9% 1,132,834 (±0.3% / ±21,363)

10.1% ±1.2% (17,949  ±2,115) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area: 11.2% 49,209 (±0.7% / ±3,131)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 8.9% 523,852 (±0.2% / ±11,285)
17,949 Total veterans ±2,115 16,262 Male ±1,961 1,687 Female ±646

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