COMPARING TWO PLACES
Creston vs Spokane
PLACE A
Creston, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Spokane, Washington
Creston is 100% smaller than Spokane. Spokane earns more, with a median household income $13,993 higher. Spokane has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -10%).
CRESTONSPOKANEDIFFERENCE
Total population245230,783−100% vs Spokane
Population density5923,356−2,765
Population growth-9.7%9.6%−19.4 pts
Median age56.537.2+19.3
Male63.0%50.1%+12.9 pts
Female37.0%49.9%−12.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.9%77.6%+14.3 pts
Black0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other8.1%8.7%−0.6 pts
Median household income$56,071$70,064−$13,993
Per capita income$37,951$40,080−$2,129
Poverty rate8.1%13.8%−5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3800.453−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%33.9%−21.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%5.7%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation44.5%63.2%−18.6 pts
Median home value$160,000$363,500−$203,500
Median gross rent$580$1,215−$635
Owner-occupied74.6%58.8%+15.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%5.2%+6.6 pts
Rent-burdened households3.1%50.9%−47.8 pts
Average commute13.620.6−7.0
Worked from home10.9%15.0%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Uninsured10.2%5.4%+4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025