COMPARING TWO PLACES
Barstow vs Spokane
PLACE A
Barstow, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Spokane, Washington
Barstow is 100% smaller than Spokane. Spokane earns more, with a median household income $16,882 higher. Spokane has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -24%).
BARSTOWSPOKANEDIFFERENCE
Total population252230,783−100% vs Spokane
Population density3843,356−2,973
Population growth-24.1%9.6%−33.7 pts
Median age45.137.2+7.9
Male60.1%50.1%+10.0 pts
Female39.9%49.9%−10.0 pts
Foreign-born10.1%6.0%+4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.0%77.6%−73.6 pts
Black0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino96.0%8.4%+87.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Median household income$53,182$70,064−$16,882
Per capita income$35,079$40,080−$5,001
Poverty rate4.0%13.8%−9.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.453−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher1.6%33.9%−32.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation61.3%63.2%−1.9 pts
Median home value$180,800$363,500−$182,700
Median gross rent$744$1,215−$471
Owner-occupied94.6%58.8%+35.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate37.8%5.2%+32.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%50.9%−50.9 pts
Average commute26.420.6+5.9
Worked from home0.0%15.0%−15.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured12.1%5.4%+6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025