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Spokane County

Washington · 471,221 residents · 1,764 sq mi
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Spokane County is a county of 471,221 people in Washington. 5% of people here were born outside the United States. That trails the Washington median by roughly 17%. 53,282 more people live here than in 2000. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $187,900. Median household income is $47,250, under the $52,703 national median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 36.8
US median: 37.2
Average education
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
471,221
+13%since 2000
from 417,939 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
36.8
+4%since 2000
from 35.4 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
1,764 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
343K399K455K512K568K19902000201020202024Spokane County
2024549K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.4%(30,241)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.3%(29,752)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.5%(30,441)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197.4%(34,817)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 248.1%(38,015)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3413.2%(62,297)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4412.3%(57,743)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5414.4%(67,825)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6412.5%(59,121)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 746.8%(32,165)
US avg: 7%
75 to 844.1%(19,435)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over2%(9,369)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$47,250
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,308 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$25,127
+31%since 2000
from $19,233 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
27.6%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 26.5% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
14.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 12.3% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.443
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12.3%
US avg: 11.5%
Retail trade8.2%
US avg: 10.9%
Other services7.8%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade6.3%
US avg: 7.2%
Public administration6%
US avg: 4.9%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.7%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$187,900
+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $111,200 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$705
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $532 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
64.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2000
from 65.5% in 2000
35.5% rent
Vacancy rate
6.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.41 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.42 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
27.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.2% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
4.0
+3%since 2009
from 3.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89.8%(375,427)
Black1.5%(6,437)
Hispanic / Latino2.8%(11,561)
Asian1.9%(7,758)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic86.7%(408,629)
Black1.6%(7,714)
Hispanic / Latino4.5%(21,260)
Asian2.1%(9,799)
Other4.7%(21,997)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3%(13,708)
Puerto Rican0.3%(1,488)
Cuban0.2%(972)
Spaniard0.1%(578)
Colombian0.1%(262)
Salvadoran0.1%(235)
Chilean0%(190)
Panamanian0%(165)
Guatemalan0%(119)
Uruguayan0%(98)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ancestry
German27%(124,521)
Irish15.4%(71,045)
English13.5%(62,500)
Norwegian6.9%(31,663)
Italian4.9%(22,523)
American4.4%(20,513)
French4.3%(19,903)
Swedish3.9%(18,146)
Scottish3.5%(16,160)
Scotch-Irish2.6%(12,102)
Dutch2.5%(11,484)
Polish1.8%(8,254)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.4%(6,383)
Danish1.2%(5,687)
Welsh1.1%(5,085)
French Canadian1.1%(4,862)
Ukrainian0.7%(3,180)
Czech0.6%(2,816)
Swiss0.5%(2,524)
Finnish0.5%(2,493)
British0.5%(2,444)
Arab0.5%(2,116)
Canadian0.4%(1,896)
Greek0.4%(1,761)
Hungarian0.4%(1,652)
Austrian0.3%(1,390)
Portuguese0.3%(1,328)
Croatian0.2%(912)
Romanian0.1%(595)
Lithuanian0.1%(569)
Belgian0.1%(559)
Slovak0.1%(477)
Egyptian0.1%(390)
Australian0.1%(377)
Lebanese0.1%(338)
West Indian0.1%(322)
Syrian0.1%(277)
Nigerian0.1%(272)
Iranian0.1%(265)
Ethiopian0%(229)
Jordanian0%(222)
Armenian0%(200)
Bulgarian0%(192)
Latvian0%(190)
Brazilian0%(187)
Moroccan0%(147)
Jamaican0%(142)
Serbian0%(85)
Haitian0%(82)
Slovene0%(79)
Israeli0%(67)
Turkish0%(65)
Iraqi0%(60)
Ghanaian0%(28)
Barbadian0%(20)
Kenyan0%(19)
Guyanese0%(16)
Somali0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.9%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 25.0% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
92.0%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 89.1% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
10.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.1 min
+62%since 2000
from 13.0 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
77.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 77.5% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
10.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
2.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
5.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
7.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
13.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
34.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Female
50.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Foreign born
5.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
13.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married36.1%(80,775)
Married49.8%(111,604)
Widowed2.5%(5,613)
Divorced11.6%(26,045)
Women 15+
Never married28.7%(65,310)
Married48.9%(111,312)
Widowed7.3%(16,547)
Divorced15.1%(34,352)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
5.1%
−8.2 ptssince 2013
from 13.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 53.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 18.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
25.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 25.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 66.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 41.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.9%(11,297)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.7%(10,806)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.1%(12,972)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(1,479)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(177)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 40,421 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Spokane County, Washington?

Spokane County, Washington has about 471,221 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Spokane County, Washington?

The typical household in Spokane County, Washington earns about $47,250 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Spokane County, Washington expensive?

In Spokane County, Washington, the median home is worth about $187,900, and the typical rent is about $705 a month.

How educated are people in Spokane County, Washington?

About 27.9% of adults age 25 and over in Spokane County, Washington hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Spokane County, Washington?

About 14.1% of people in Spokane County, Washington live below the federal poverty line.

Has Spokane County, Washington grown since 1990?

Yes, Spokane County, Washington has grown since 1990. The population has added about 109,857 residents, a change of about 30 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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