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Spokane County, WA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
Designated Market Area: Spokane, WA-ID-MT-OR
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 549,690   ( 78,469 from 2010 , 10,358 from 2020)
Land area: 1764.2 square miles
Population density: 311.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:453,924 82.58% 11.1%
Black:10,9531.99% 42.0%
Indian:7,6291.39% 17.8%
Asian:17,0063.09% 46.4%
2+ races:22,2264.04% 49.0%
Hispanic:37,9526.90% 78.5%
Total non-White:95,76617.42% 53.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:13,086 12.1
Deaths:12,65511.7
Net Migration: 8,7368.1
Net Immigration: 9830.9
Change in White population:45,295 9.6
Change in Non-White pop.:33,174 7.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
471,221
408,62986.72%
7,7141.64%
6,4781.37%
11,6162.47%
14,9143.16%
21,2604.51%
62,59213.28%

2000
417,939
375,42789.83%
6,4371.54%
5,4781.31%
8,3882.01%
10,0502.40%
11,5612.77%
42,51210.17%

1990
361,364
338,89593.78%
4,9661.37%
5,0221.39%
6,6301.83%
n/a
5,8511.62%
22,4696.22%

1980
341,835
323,65294.68%
4,3621.28%
3,9821.16%
4,4951.31%
n/a
5,0591.48%
18,1835.32%

1970
287,487
277,34996.47%
2,9591.03%
1,9680.68%
1,8030.63%
n/a
2,8941.01%
10,138 3.53%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
53,083 12.7
34,3458.2
28,5436.8
5,7231.4
33,202 7.9
20,080 4.8
1990's
NumberRate
55,971 15.5
34,0709.4
22,8196.3
4,4321.2
36,532 10.1
20,043 5.5
1980's
NumberRate
55,099 16.1
30,037 8.8
-4,874 -1.4
n/a
15,243 4.5
4,286 1.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
29,836 10.4
n/a
46,303 16.1
8,045 2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Spokane County, WA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.0
116,842 21.3%
432,848 78.7%
90,324 16.4%
213,524
2.45
132,409 62.0%
99,917 75.5%
11,954 9.0%
81,115 38.0%

2010
NumberPercent
36.8
109,502 23.2%
361,719 76.8%
60,969 12.9%
187,167
2.44
118,212 63.2%
88,280 74.7%
12,644 10.7%
68,955 36.8%

2000
NumberPercent
35.5
106,908 25.6%
311,031 74.4%
52,221 12.5%
163,826
2.46
107,363 65.5%
83,711 78.0%
11,703 10.9%
56,463 34.5%

1990
NumberPercent
33.0
95,321 26.4%
266,043 73.6%
47,877 13.2%
141,859
2.47
94,956 66.9%
76,637 80.7%
9,831 10.4%
46,903 33.1%

1980
NumberPercent
29.7
95,940 28.1%
245,895 71.9%
39,454 11.5%
128,559
2.58
89,480 69.6%
75,376 84.2%
8,213 9.2%
39,079 30.4%

2022 Housing Data for Spokane County, WA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units225,044 
Median Value$331,600 
Occupied213,52494.9%
Vacant11,5205.1%
Owned136,12563.8%
Rented77,39936.2%
Median Rent$1,123 
Single-Family Units154,95868.9%
    Detached147,07165.4%
    Attached7,8873.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units46,33120.6%
Mobile Homes11,4335.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Spokane County, WA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009,6274.5%
$10,000 to $14,9998,9834.2%
$15,000 to $19,9996,5963.1%
$20,000 to $24,9997,9313.7%
$25,000 to $29,9998,7904.1%
$30,000 to $34,9998,3713.9%
$35,000 to $39,9998,1183.8%
$40,000 to $44,9997,6913.6%
$45,000 to $49,9998,6344.0%
$50,000 to $59,99915,8037.4%
$60,000 to $74,99922,49410.5%
$75,000 to $99,99929,46613.8%
$100,000 to $124,99921,89810.3%
$125,000 to $149,99915,4097.2%
$150,000 to $199,99916,1877.6%
$200,000 or more17,5268.2%
Median Household Income70,394 
Per Capita Income38,052 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state81 
Compared to U.S.87 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI12,2655.7%
Public Assistance8,6484.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps35,84016.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed221,02168.8%
Unemployed13,6924.3%
In Armed Forces3,1361.0%
Total Labor Force237,84974.0%
Not in Labor Force83,62026.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector89,89469,72056.3%
Non-Profit9,18218,35133.3%
Self-Employed14,1769,67159.4%
Local Government8,1859,17747.1%
State Government5,4638,55039.0%
Federal Government3,4122,83854.6%
Total Private + Self104,07079,39156.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.26,24238,91640.3%
Total130,312118,30752.4%
Pct. Govt.15.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts39,00815.7%
Sales and Office Occupations53,94721.6%
Professional, Technical59,68423.9%
Service Occupations45,64418.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,1430.5%
All others50,95520.4%
White Collar 61.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance42,57417.1%
Retail trade28,55711.5%
Educational services22,4349.0%
Accommodation and food services17,9547.2%
Manufacturing17,7977.1%
Construction17,7337.1%
Professional, scientific, technical16,6676.7%
Other services12,0574.8%
Finance and insurance11,6824.7%
Transportation and warehousing11,6154.7%
Public administration11,2624.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9,4383.8%
Wholesale trade7,9283.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing5,8592.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,4672.2%
Information4,3071.7%
Utilities2,7911.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2,5081.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3590.1%
Management2490.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Spokane County, WA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican24,3834.53%
Puerto Rican2,2880.42%
Cuban6310.12%
Dominican790.01%
Total Central American1,1390.21%
Costa Rican1170.02%
Guatemalan2000.04%
Honduran830.02%
Nicaraguan480.01%
Panamanian1790.03%
Salvadoran5050.09%
Other Central American70.00%
Total South American9230.17%
Argentinean400.01%
Bolivian460.01%
Chilean520.01%
Colombian1980.04%
Ecuadorian1680.03%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1800.03%
Uruguayan300.01%
Venezuelan2090.04%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic5,3070.99%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese2,7390.51%
Filipino2,0790.39%
Chinese1,2760.24%
Japanese1,0210.19%
Indian7760.14%
Korean7590.14%
Burmese6630.12%
Thai4750.09%
Hmong2380.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English471,33592.8%
Spanish11,7482.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic7,3081.4%
Other Asian3,5520.7%
Other Indo-European2,7660.5%
Vietnamese2,2530.4%
Arabic2,2380.4%
Other1,6860.3%
German, other Germanic1,5730.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German107,77520.0%
English70,86613.2%
Irish70,35613.1%
American30,9195.7%
Norwegian24,5164.6%
Italian24,2984.5%
French16,2463.0%
Scottish15,3882.9%
Swedish13,1822.4%
European13,1382.4%
Dutch9,0341.7%
Polish8,5791.6%
Scotch-Irish6,3561.2%
Russian6,2081.2%
Scandinavian5,8281.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen527,07397.8%
Not a citizen11,6382.2%
Native510,65694.8%
Foreign-born28,0555.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Spokane County, WA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
7,201 1.9%14,635 3.9%86,854 23.4%144,214 38.8%76,236 20.5%42,398 11.4%
  Average years of education: 13.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 7,201 1.9%
9-12 Years 14,635 3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 86,854 23.4%
Some College 144,214 38.8%
Bach. Degree 76,236 20.5%
Grad Degree 42,398 11.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Spokane County, WA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 173,319 163,599 9,720 5.6% 5.1%
1991 177,274 166,458 10,816 6.1% 6.1%
1992 181,129 168,624 12,505 6.9% 7.2%
1993 185,375 174,064 11,311 6.1% 7.3%
1994 192,343 182,026 10,317 5.4% 6.3%
1995 199,365 188,229 11,136 5.6% 6.2%
1996 205,963 194,901 11,062 5.4% 5.9%
1997 208,962 199,601 9,361 4.5% 4.9%
1998 214,637 204,873 9,764 4.5% 4.8%
1999 220,058 208,679 11,379 5.2% 4.8%
2000 214,313 202,380 11,933 5.6% 5.1%
2001 213,903 199,770 14,133 6.6% 6.0%
2002 212,414 196,386 16,028 7.5% 7.1%
2003 214,669 198,479 16,190 7.5% 7.2%
2004 218,355 203,487 14,868 6.8% 6.3%
2005 223,627 210,132 13,495 6.0% 5.6%
2006 227,291 215,020 12,271 5.4% 5.0%
2007 233,409 221,229 12,180 5.2% 4.6%
2008 239,134 225,197 13,937 5.8% 5.2%
2009 234,821 214,705 20,116 8.6% 8.3%
2010 233,321 212,013 21,308 9.1% 9.1%
2011 228,524 208,676 19,848 8.7% 8.5%
2012 229,378 210,343 19,035 8.3% 7.7%
2013 227,147 209,018 18,129 8.0% 6.6%
2014 225,104 209,870 15,234 6.8% 5.9%
2015 227,863 213,461 14,402 6.3% 5.4%
2016 234,673 220,625 14,048 6.0% 5.2%
2017 239,651 226,955 12,696 5.3% 4.6%
2018 245,374 232,770 12,604 5.1% 4.4%
2019 254,575 241,263 13,312 5.2% 4.1%
2020 257,308 234,789 22,519 8.8% 8.4%
2021 259,279 245,137 14,142 5.5% 5.2%
2022 263,187 250,541 12,646 4.8% 4.2%
2023 264,059 252,852 11,207 4.2% 4.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com