2024 population: 604,962 ( 19,170 from 2020)
Land area: 4241.3 square miles
Population density: 142.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	494,395	81.72%	0.8%
Black:	12,134	2.01%	17.0%
Indian:	9,917	1.64%	1.4%
Asian:	19,511	3.23%	20.9%
2+ races:	24,967	4.13%	13.2%
Hispanic:	44,038	7.28%	19.0%

Total non-White:	110,567	18.28%	16.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	26,406	11.3
Deaths:	25,835	11.0
Net Migration:	14,335	6.1
Net Immigration:	4,099	1.7

Change in White population:	3,933	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	15,237	2.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
585,792
490,462	83.73%
10,367	1.77%
9,777	1.67%
16,135	2.75%
22,054	3.76%
36,997	6.32%
95,330	16.27%

2010
527,753
458,567	86.89%
7,909	1.50%
9,219	1.75%
12,001	2.27%
16,514	3.13%
22,836	4.33%
69,186	13.11%

2000
469,737
421,966	89.83%
6,561	1.40%
7,965	1.70%
8,732	1.86%
11,273	2.40%
12,541	2.67%
47,771	10.17%

1990
401,227
375,861	93.68%
5,079	1.27%
7,027	1.75%
6,786	1.69%
n/a
6,474	1.61%
25,366	6.32%

1980
379,394
358,906	94.60%
4,388	1.16%
5,758	1.52%
4,543	1.20%
n/a
5,462	1.44%
20,488	5.40%

1970
310,917
299,569	96.35%
2,977	0.96%
2,915	0.94%
1,839	0.59%
n/a
3,064	0.99%
11,348	3.65%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
59,155	11.2
44,973	8.5
33,779	6.4
6,035	1.1

31,895	6.0
26,144	5.0

Number	Rate
2000's
58,620	12.5
39,213	8.3
31,529	6.7
5,883	1.3

36,601	7.8
21,415	4.6

Number	Rate
1990's
61,633	15.4
38,026	9.5
33,686	8.4
4,512	1.1

46,105	11.5
22,405	5.6

Number	Rate
1980's
61,268	16.1
33,310	8.8
-5,538	-1.5
n/a

16,955	4.5
4,878	1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
41,431	13.3
n/a

59,337	19.1
9,140	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area

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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
Number	Percent
38.7
126,706	20.9%
478,256	79.1%
101,678	16.8%

231,995
2.45

145,088	62.5%
110,314	76.0%
12,520	8.6%
86,907	37.5%

2010
Number	Percent
37.7
122,805	23.3%
404,948	76.7%
70,970	13.4%

209,962
2.44

133,983	63.8%
100,898	75.3%
13,829	10.3%
75,979	36.2%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
121,509	25.9%
348,228	74.1%
59,134	12.6%

183,507
2.48

121,693	66.3%
95,574	78.5%
12,829	10.5%
61,814	33.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
107,761	26.9%
293,466	73.1%
52,980	13.2%

156,566
2.49

106,084	67.8%
86,165	81.2%
10,735	10.1%
50,482	32.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
108,483	28.6%
270,911	71.4%
43,442	11.5%

141,419
2.61

99,705	70.5%
84,529	84.8%
8,776	8.8%
41,714	29.5%

2022 Housing Data for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10,395	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,929	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,343	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,686	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	9,583	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	9,143	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	8,956	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,681	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,469	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	17,264	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	24,524	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	31,770	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	23,640	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	16,587	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	17,506	7.5%
$200,000 or more	18,519	8.0%

Median Household Income	69,756
Per Capita Income	37,642

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	13,461	5.8%
Public Assistance	9,249	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	38,689	16.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	236,531	68.1%
Unemployed	14,549	4.2%
In Armed Forces	3,136	0.9%

Total Labor Force	254,216	73.2%
Not in Labor Force	92,884	26.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	95,846	73,956	56.4%
Non-Profit	9,661	19,343	33.3%
Self-Employed	15,465	10,848	58.8%

Local Government	9,005	10,244	46.8%
State Government	5,859	9,309	38.6%
Federal Government	3,925	3,053	56.2%

Total Private + Self	111,311	84,804	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	28,450	41,949	40.4%
Total	139,761	126,753	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	41,263	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	57,534	21.5%
Professional, Technical	63,102	23.6%
Service Occupations	49,203	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,417	0.5%
All others	56,098	21.0%

White Collar		60.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	45,223	16.9%
Retail trade	30,677	11.5%
Educational services	24,123	9.0%
Manufacturing	19,573	7.3%
Construction	19,166	7.2%
Accommodation and food services	19,092	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	17,485	6.5%
Other services	12,960	4.9%
Public administration	12,559	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	12,421	4.6%
Finance and insurance	12,263	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,999	3.7%
Wholesale trade	8,295	3.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6,106	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,697	2.1%
Information	4,524	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,309	1.2%
Utilities	3,001	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	478	0.2%
Management	249	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	25,704	4.39%
Puerto Rican	2,302	0.39%
Cuban	651	0.11%
Dominican	93	0.02%

Total Central American	1,162	0.20%
Costa Rican	117	0.02%
Guatemalan	213	0.04%
Honduran	83	0.01%
Nicaraguan	48	0.01%
Panamanian	189	0.03%
Salvadoran	505	0.09%
Other Central American	7	0.00%

Total South American	1,107	0.19%
Argentinean	40	0.01%
Bolivian	46	0.01%
Chilean	52	0.01%
Colombian	221	0.04%
Ecuadorian	312	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	197	0.03%
Uruguayan	30	0.01%
Venezuelan	209	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5,632	0.96%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	2,771	0.47%
Filipino	2,147	0.37%
Chinese	1,302	0.22%
Japanese	1,080	0.18%
Korean	824	0.14%
Indian	776	0.13%
Burmese	663	0.11%
Thai	514	0.09%
Hmong	238	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	514,076	93.0%
Spanish	12,449	2.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7,857	1.4%
Other Asian	3,593	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,811	0.5%
Vietnamese	2,275	0.4%
Arabic	2,238	0.4%
Other	1,832	0.3%
German, other Germanic	1,634	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	117,342	20.0%
English	76,625	13.1%
Irish	75,745	12.9%
American	36,115	6.2%
Norwegian	27,061	4.6%
Italian	25,464	4.3%
French	17,358	3.0%
Scottish	16,491	2.8%
European	14,733	2.5%
Swedish	14,614	2.5%
Dutch	9,913	1.7%
Polish	9,237	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	6,807	1.2%
Russian	6,717	1.1%
Scandinavian	6,129	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	573,511	98.0%
Not a citizen	11,974	2.0%

Native	556,419	95.0%
Foreign-born	29,066	5.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,782	1.9%	16,747	4.1%	98,211	24.2%	156,917	38.7%	80,577	19.9%	45,145	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,782	1.9%
9-12 Years	16,747	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	98,211	24.2%
Some College	156,917	38.7%
Bach. Degree	80,577	19.9%
Grad Degree	45,145	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	373,488	351,780	21,708	5.8%
1991	382,548	358,262	24,286	6.3%
1992	391,760	363,376	28,384	7.2%
1993	401,770	375,930	25,840	6.4%
1994	417,520	393,780	23,740	5.7%
1995	432,206	406,636	25,570	5.9%
1996	446,528	420,928	25,600	5.7%
1997	453,126	431,272	21,854	4.8%
1998	465,204	442,606	22,598	4.9%
1999	475,342	449,564	25,778	5.4%

2000	464,198	437,562	26,636	5.7%
2001	462,712	431,232	31,480	6.8%
2002	459,890	424,372	35,518	7.7%
2003	464,692	428,906	35,786	7.7%
2004	472,644	439,842	32,802	6.9%
2005	483,196	453,282	29,914	6.2%
2006	490,942	463,636	27,306	5.6%
2007	504,014	476,746	27,268	5.4%
2008	515,992	485,000	30,992	6.0%
2009	506,684	461,948	44,736	8.8%

2010	503,952	456,908	47,044	9.3%
2011	493,168	449,450	43,718	8.9%
2012	494,954	452,972	41,982	8.5%
2013	489,710	449,700	40,010	8.2%
2014	484,930	451,316	33,614	6.9%
2015	490,590	458,770	31,820	6.5%
2016	505,134	474,142	30,992	6.1%
2017	515,468	487,494	27,974	5.4%
2018	527,510	499,726	27,784	5.3%
2019	547,014	517,750	29,264	5.3%

2020	551,706	503,176	48,530	8.8%
2021	556,336	525,488	30,848	5.5%
2022	564,820	536,944	27,876	4.9%
2023	566,496	541,782	24,714	4.4%
2024	562,294	536,374	25,920	4.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	247,356
Median Value	$326,702

Occupied	231,995	93.8%
Vacant	15,361	6.2%

Owned	150,851	65.0%
Rented	81,144	35.0%
Median Rent	$1,096

Single-Family Units	171,889	69.5%
Detached	163,872	66.2%
Attached	8,017	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	47,091	19.0%
Mobile Homes	15,476	6.3%

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area