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Population in 2022: 10,842 (100% urban, 0% rural).
Population change since 2000: +140.9%
Males: 6,721  (62.0%)
Females: 4,121  (38.0%)
Median resident age:

32.2 years
Washington median age:

38.4 years

Zip codes: 99001, 99022, 99224.

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Estimated median household income in 2022: $56,769 (it was $29,829 in 2000)
Airway Heights:

$56,769
WA:

$91,306

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $27,281 (it was $11,069 in 2000)

Airway Heights city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $300,598 (it was $72,500 in 2000)
Airway Heights:

$300,598
WA:

$569,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $300,531; detached houses: $331,471; mobile homes: $169,979

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,352.

March 2022 cost of living index in Airway Heights: 95.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 21.3%
(21.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.8% for Black residents, 6.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 18.8% for American Indian residents, 45.1% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 4.7% for other race residents, 33.8% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Airway Heights, WA (2022)
    • 6,58561.1%White alone
    • 1,36712.7%Hispanic
    • 9839.1%Two or more races
    • 5154.8%Black alone
    • 4764.4%Asian alone
    • 4714.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 4053.8%American Indian alone
    • 210.2%Other race alone

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According to our research of Washington and other state lists, there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Airway Heights, Washington as of April 27, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Airway Heights is 670 to 1.


Crime rates in Airway Heights by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022
Murders
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(11.8)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(10.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(9.3)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		2
(32.7)		0
(0.0)		1
(16.1)		0
(0.0)		1
(15.4)		0
(0.0)		1
(11.9)		2
(23.6)		8
(88.1)		9
(94.3)		10
(99.9)		11
(109.7)		3
(27.8)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		2
(37.1)		1
(16.4)		4
(64.4)		9
(145.2)		6
(93.2)		5
(76.9)		6
(90.2)		1
(11.9)		2
(23.6)		4
(44.0)		5
(52.4)		4
(40.0)		8
(79.8)		8
(74.1)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		10
(185.7)		3
(49.1)		1
(16.1)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(11.9)		7
(82.7)		21
(231.2)		14
(146.7)		12
(119.9)		34
(339.0)		23
(212.9)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		35
(650.1)		36
(588.8)		34
(547.5)		69
(1,113)		72
(1,118)		55
(845.9)		65
(977.1)		37
(439.2)		31
(366.4)		73
(803.5)		58
(607.6)		40
(399.6)		68
(678.0)		44
(407.3)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		83
(1,542)		98
(1,603)		134
(2,158)		238
(3,840)		213
(3,307)		226
(3,476)		264
(3,969)		203
(2,409)		209
(2,470)		348
(3,830)		304
(3,185)		137
(1,369)		442
(4,407)		296
(2,740)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		14
(260.0)		13
(212.6)		15
(241.5)		27
(435.6)		48
(745.2)		45
(692.1)		25
(375.8)		43
(510.4)		28
(331.0)		61
(671.4)		46
(481.9)		6
(59.9)		52
(518.4)		97
(897.9)
Arson
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(16.1)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		2
(22.0)		2
(21.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		3
(27.8)
City-Data.com crime index176.3163.2166.5322.8298.1289.0284.3183.4217.1393.1329.0223.4444.7315.5

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Airway Heights, WA

Crime rate in Airway Heights detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 22 (20 officers - 18 male; 2 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.99
Washington average:

1.35
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Ancestries: Irish (7.1%), English (7.1%), American (6.3%), German (5.2%), European (3.2%), African (2.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1955

Elevation: 2370 feet

Land area: 4.88 square miles.

Population density: 2,224 people per square mile   (low).

Airway Heights, Washington map

953 residents are foreign born (3.6% Asia, 1.7% Oceania, 1.4% Latin America, 1.0% Africa, 0.9% Europe).

This city:

8.8%
Washington:

14.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Airway Heights city:

1.5% ($1,122)
Washington:

1.2% ($1,915)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (8.5 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (213.4 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (938.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Fairchild AFB, WA (1.9 miles ),
Four Lakes, WA (2.4 miles ),
Medical Lake, WA (2.6 miles ),
Spokane, WA (2.9 miles ),
Marshall, WA (3.1 miles ),
Town and Country, WA (3.1 miles ),
Country Homes, WA (3.3 miles ),
Cheney, WA (3.3 miles )

Latitude: 47.64 N, Longitude: 117.59 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 509

Distribution of median household income in Airway Heights, WA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Airway Heights, WA in 2022

Property values in Airway Heights, WA

Airway Heights satellite photo by USGS

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 61 buildings, average cost: $214,700
  • 2021: 89 buildings, average cost: $215,800
  • 2020: 69 buildings, average cost: $229,600
  • 2019: 52 buildings, average cost: $256,200
  • 2018: 36 buildings, average cost: $257,100
  • 2017: 31 buildings, average cost: $272,800
  • 2016: 25 buildings, average cost: $293,600
  • 2015: 20 buildings, average cost: $191,000
  • 2014: 35 buildings, average cost: $206,500
  • 2013: 27 buildings, average cost: $204,400
  • 2012: 25 buildings, average cost: $199,000
  • 2011: 17 buildings, average cost: $175,100
  • 2010: 40 buildings, average cost: $174,700
  • 2009: 44 buildings, average cost: $113,800
  • 2008: 60 buildings, average cost: $106,100
  • 2007: 77 buildings, average cost: $105,800
  • 2006: 74 buildings, average cost: $118,200
  • 2005: 63 buildings, average cost: $108,600
  • 2004: 29 buildings, average cost: $87,700
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $72,300
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $73,800
Number of permits per 10,000 Airway Heights, WA residents
Average permit cost in Airway Heights, WA
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

5.0%
Washington:

4.6%
Population change in the 1990s: +2,534 (+128.9%).
Most common industries in Airway Heights, WA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (13.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
  • Public administration (7.3%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (6.4%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.5%)
  • Educational services (4.1%)
  • Construction (3.6%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (9.5%)
  • Public administration (8.2%)
  • Accommodation & food services (7.6%)
  • Construction (6.9%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.2%)
  • Health care (5.0%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.5%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (22.5%)
  • Accommodation & food services (9.0%)
  • Educational services (6.7%)
  • Public administration (6.2%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.8%)
  • Personal & laundry services (5.2%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (4.8%)
Most common occupations in Airway Heights, WA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.3%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
  • Cashiers (4.1%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.7%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6.5%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.0%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5.4%)
  • Cashiers (5.0%)
  • Registered nurses (4.4%)

Average climate in Airway Heights, Washington

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO Ozone PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 72.4. This is about average.

City:

72.4
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2002 was 1.13. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

1.13
U.S.:

0.25
Ozone Level
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 14.5. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

14.5
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.44. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.44
U.S.:

8.11

Earthquake activity:

Airway Heights-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 991% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 231.4 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 306.7 miles away from Airway Heights center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 394.5 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 237.0 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi) earthquake occurred 243.0 miles away from Airway Heights center
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 223.0 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Spokane County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 5, Fires: 3, Landslides: 3, Mudslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Snows: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Airway Heights topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Airway Heights:

  • SPOKANE VA MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, Acute Care - Veterans Administration, about 7 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)
  • OPTION HHC SVS CERTIFIED (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)
  • DSI DOWNTOWN SPOKANE RENAL CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)
  • NORTH CENTRAL CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)
  • INLAND AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER (Hospital, about 9 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)
  • PROVIDENCE SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)
  • PROVIDENCE ST JOSEPH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; SPOKANE, WA)

Amtrak station near Airway Heights:

  • 9 miles: SPOKANE (W. 221 1ST AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Airway Heights:

  • Spokane Falls Community College (about 7 miles; Spokane, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
  • Gonzaga University (about 9 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 6,780)
  • Eastern Washington University (about 11 miles; Cheney, WA; FT enrollment: 11,643)
  • Spokane Community College (about 11 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 6,482)
  • Whitworth University (about 11 miles; Spokane, WA; FT enrollment: 2,689)
  • North Idaho College (about 37 miles; Coeur d'Alene, ID; FT enrollment: 4,684)
  • Washington State University (about 67 miles; Pullman, WA; FT enrollment: 25,055)

Public elementary/middle school in Airway Heights:

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Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Airway Heights: Spokane County Fire District 10 Station 1 (A), Airway Heights Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Trade A Game Fun Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; 12409 West Sunset Highway).

Hotel: All Seasons Motel (12525 West Sunset Highway).

Spokane County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Airway Heights and their reported violations in the past:

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, CITY OF (Population served: 6,992, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 26 regular monitoring violations
Average household size:
This city:

2.5 people
Washington:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

66.9%
Whole state:

64.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

9.2%
Whole state:

7.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
2,184 people in state prisons in 2010

People in group quarters in Airway Heights in 2000:

  • 1,822 people in state prisons
  • 211 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 6 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Banks with branches in Airway Heights (2011 data):

  • Inland Northwest Bank: Airway Heights Branch at 11917 W Sunset Hwy, branch established on 1993/05/01. Info updated 2008/06/12: Bank assets: $384.9 mil, Deposits: $333.9 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Northwest Bancorporation, Inc.

For population 15 years and over in Airway Heights:

Marital status in Airway Heights, WA
  • Never married: 43.1%
  • Now married: 35.6%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 3.4%
  • Divorced: 14.6%

For population 25 years and over in Airway Heights:

  • High school or higher: 89.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 31.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.8 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.6
Washington average:

11.6

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Airway Heights
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Airway Heights, WA (based on Spokane County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic61,57527
Evangelical Protestant58,417217
Other29,62184
Mainline Protestant23,24081
Orthodox7543
Black Protestant6824
None296,932-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 82
Spokane County:

1.80 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 8
This county:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 28
Spokane County:

0.61 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 118
Spokane County:

2.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.67 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 281
Here:

6.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.26 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.2%
Washington:

7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Spokane County:

27.2%
Washington:

25.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

9.7%
State:

13.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Airway Heights:

47.9%
Washington:

49.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Airway Heights:

45.4%
Washington:

47.2%

Average BMI:
Airway Heights:

28.5
Washington:

28.4

People feeling badly about themselves:
Airway Heights:

19.6%
Washington:

20.9%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Airway Heights:

8.0%
State:

10.5%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Airway Heights:

6.7
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Airway Heights:

28.7%
Washington:

32.8%

General health condition:
Airway Heights:

58.4%
Washington:

56.8%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

81.8%
Washington:

79.4%

More about Health and Nutrition of Airway Heights, WA Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 20$162,669$97,6010$0
Parks and Recreation 10$61,926$74,31139$35,410
Financial Administration 6$43,257$86,5140$0
Judicial and Legal 6$39,265$78,5301$1,019
Sewerage 6$38,439$76,8780$0
Housing and Community Development (Local) 5$33,730$80,9520$0
Firefighters 4$39,983$119,9490$0
Streets and Highways 2$10,673$64,0380$0
Other and Unallocable 2$17,675$106,0500$0
Water Supply 2$11,066$66,3960$0
Police - Other 1$4,611$55,3320$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$9,854
Totals for Government 64$463,294$86,86847$46,283

Airway Heights government finances - Expenditure in 2018 (per resident):

  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,755,000 ($161.87)
    Parks and Recreation: $889,000 ($82.00)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,981,000 ($182.72)
    Sewerage: $1,641,000 ($151.36)
    Local Fire Protection: $1,057,000 ($97.49)
    Water Utilities: $1,057,000 ($97.49)
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $513,000 ($47.32)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $501,000 ($46.21)
    Central Staff Services: $470,000 ($43.35)
    Regular Highways: $458,000 ($42.24)
    Parks and Recreation: $409,000 ($37.72)
    Natural Resources - Other: $287,000 ($26.47)
    Financial Administration: $252,000 ($23.24)
    General - Other: $236,000 ($21.77)
    Health - Other: $16,000 ($1.48)
    Solid Waste Management: $15,000 ($1.38)
    General Public Buildings: $5,000 ($0.46)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $931,000 ($85.87)
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Central Staff Services: $611,000 ($56.35)
    Other - Water Utilities: $582,000 ($53.68)
    Other - Libraries: $245,000 ($22.60)
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $208,000 ($19.18)
    Other - Police Protection: $204,000 ($18.82)
    Other - General - Other: $91,000 ($8.39)
    Other - Sewerage: $70,000 ($6.46)
    Other - Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000 ($1.20)
    Other - Regular Highways: $9,000 ($0.83)
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $3,000 ($0.28)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $314,000 ($28.96)
    Police Protection: $221,000 ($20.38)
    Parks and Recreation: $47,000 ($4.33)
    Regular Highways: $25,000 ($2.31)
    General - Other: $19,000 ($1.75)
    Sewerage: $11,000 ($1.01)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,892,000 ($358.97)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000 ($1.48)

Airway Heights government finances - Revenue in 2018 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $3,021,000 ($278.64)
    Other: $693,000 ($63.92)
    Parks and Recreation: $49,000 ($4.52)
    Regular Highways: $11,000 ($1.01)
    Natural Resources - Other: $3,000 ($0.28)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $173,000 ($15.96)
  • Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $2,031,000 ($187.33)
    General Revenue - Other: $267,000 ($24.63)
    Rents: $52,000 ($4.80)
    Fines and Forfeits: $25,000 ($2.31)
    Interest Earnings: $-1,000 ($-0.09)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,614,000 ($148.87)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,996,000 ($184.10)
    Other: $134,000 ($12.36)
    General Local Government Support: $120,000 ($11.07)
    Health and Hospitals: $1,000 ($0.09)
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,229,000 ($205.59)
    Property: $2,058,000 ($189.82)
    Other License: $1,820,000 ($167.87)
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,776,000 ($163.81)
    Other: $461,000 ($42.52)
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $196,000 ($18.08)
    Amusements Sales: $74,000 ($6.83)
    Other Selective Sales: $51,000 ($4.70)
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $26,000 ($2.40)

Airway Heights government finances - Debt in 2018 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,804,000 ($3210.11)
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,326,000 ($3073.79)
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,114,000 ($287.22)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,636,000 ($150.89)

Airway Heights government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018 (per resident):

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,206,000 ($111.23)

6.26% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($66,178 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.26%
Washington average:

7.53%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($698 average AGI)
Spokane County:

0.07%
Washington average:

0.05%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Kootenai County, ID  0.51% ($56,207 average AGI)
from King County, WA  0.51% ($104,784)
from Snohomish County, WA  0.22% ($78,983)


5.60% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,474 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.60%
Washington average:

7.40%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($518 average AGI)
Spokane County:

0.04%
Washington average:

0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Kootenai County, ID  0.47% ($59,926 average AGI)
to King County, WA  0.31% ($60,522)
to Stevens County, WA  0.27% ($59,221)
Businesses in Airway Heights, WA
NameCountNameCount
Burger King1Panda Express1
Days Inn1Pizza Hut1
FedEx1U-Haul1
KFC1UPS1
McDonald's1

Strongest AM radio stations in Airway Heights:

  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
  • KJRB (790 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTRW (970 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KTRW, LLC)
  • KDRK (1050 AM; 5 kW; DISHMAN, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KAQQ (1280 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA)
  • KQNT (590 AM; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMBI (1330 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • KSBN (1230 AM; 1 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KSBN RADIO, INC.)
  • KXLI (630 AM; 1 kW; OPPORTUNITY, WA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KVNI (1080 AM; 10 kW; COEUR D' ALENE, ID; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Airway Heights:

  • KAGU (88.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: GONZAGA UNIVERSITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION)
  • KTSL (101.9 FM; MEDICAL LAKE, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
  • KZZU-FM (92.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: QUEENB)
  • KISC (98.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEYF-FM (101.1 FM; CHENEY, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZBD (105.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKZX (98.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSFC (91.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO)
  • KEEH (104.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: UPPER COLUMBIA MEDIA ASSOCIATION)
  • KYWL (103.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KEZE (96.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO, INC.)
  • KEWU-FM (89.5 FM; CHENEY, WA; Owner: EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY)
  • KIXZ-FM (96.1 FM; OPPORTUNITY, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDRK-FM (93.7 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMBI-FM (107.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • KPBX-FM (91.1 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KXLY-FM (99.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KCDA (103.1 FM; POST FALLS, ID; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KICR (102.3 FM; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKRS (97.3 FM; DAVENPORT, WA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Airway Heights:

  • KREM-TV (Channel 2; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KHQ-TV (Channel 6; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KHQ, INCORPORATED)
  • KAYU-TV (Channel 28; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: MOUNTAIN LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSPS-TV (Channel 7; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT #81)
  • K14IF (Channel 14; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KSKN (Channel 22; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: KSKN TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K09FZ (Channel 9; SPOKANE, ETC., WA; Owner: SPOKANE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KGPX (Channel 34; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: PAXSON SPOKANE LICENSE, INC.)
  • K59BW (Channel 59; BONNERS FERRY, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
  • K11UK (Channel 11; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KHBA-LP (Channel 52; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
Airway Heights fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
See more detailed statistics of Airway Heights fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 5Number of bridges
  • 36ft / 11.4mTotal length
  • $4,767,000Total costs
  • 4,459Total average daily traffic
  • 757Total average daily truck traffic

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

74 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Airway Heights)

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

7
  • 206n Lundstrom (Lat: 47.641556 Lon: -117.595500), Call Sign: KFA414,
    Assigned Frequencies: 154.190 MHz, Grant Date: 08/01/1995, Expiration Date: 09/21/2000, Cancellation Date: 12/03/2000, Registrant: City Of Airway Heights, Airway Heights, WA 99001, Phone: (509) 244-5578

  • East Of Craig Rd & N Of Medical Lake Rd (Lat: 47.600139 Lon: -117.602722), Type: Building, Structure height: 4.5 m, Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WPTX959,
    Assigned Frequencies: 173.312 MHz, Grant Date: 02/14/2012, Expiration Date: 01/10/2022, Cancellation Date: 03/12/2022, Certifier: Charles E Freeman, Registrant: Skylines Unlimited Inc, 100 Stone Church Rd, Carlisle, PA 17013, Phone: (717) 218-5003, Fax: (717) 218-5005, Email:

  • Lat: 47.628722 Lon: -117.585667, Call Sign: WQBG231, Licensee ID: L00911993,
    Assigned Frequencies: 161.220 MHz, 161.220 MHz, Grant Date: 09/30/2004, Expiration Date: 09/30/2014, Cancellation Date: 12/06/2014, Certifier: Todd P Havens, Registrant: Western Rail Switching, Inc., 11610 W Mcfarlane Road, Airway Heights, WA 99001, Phone: (509) 624-7207, Fax: (509) 459-0126, Email:

  • AIRWAY HEIGHTS, 11919 W Sprague Ave (Lat: 47.649056 Lon: -117.579667), Type: Mast, Structure height: 58 m, Overall height: 64 m, Call Sign: WQGS732,
    Assigned Frequencies: 460.275 MHz, Grant Date: 01/25/2017, Expiration Date: 04/06/2027, Certifier: Ruben Cedeno, Registrant: Blue Wing Services, 329 Laurel Drive, Trappe, PA 19426, Phone: (610) 624-1801, Email:

  • Lat: 47.629417 Lon: -117.578222, Call Sign: WQTI369,
    Assigned Frequencies: 457.750 MHz, 464.625 MHz, 466.275 MHz, 469.425 MHz, 469.912 MHz, Grant Date: 02/10/2014, Expiration Date: 02/10/2024, Certifier: Dennis Wood, Registrant: Radio Licensing Service, Milwaukie, OR 97222, Phone: (503) 659-1240, Fax: (503) 659-4723, Email:

  • 14300 W Sr-2 Hwy (Lat: 47.645417 Lon: -117.608806), Type: Building, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 10.4 m, Call Sign: WRAL480,
    Assigned Frequencies: 451.700 MHz, 462.012 MHz, 463.775 MHz, 464.412 MHz, Grant Date: 12/22/2017, Expiration Date: 12/22/2027, Certifier: Carrie Loney, Registrant: Racom Corporation, 201 W. State St., Marshalltown, IA 50158, Phone: (888) 752-1016, Email:

  • Lat: 47.660333 Lon: -117.572000, Call Sign: WRDQ481,
    Assigned Frequencies: 451.925 MHz, 452.087 MHz, 456.587 MHz, 464.962 MHz, 469.950 MHz, Grant Date: 06/26/2019, Expiration Date: 06/26/2029, Certifier: Craig Smith, Registrant: Bearcom Operating LLC, Dallas, TX 75355-9001, Phone: (800) 458-9887, Email:


FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

28 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Airway Heights)

FAA Registered Aircraft:

5
  • Aircraft: NATHANIAL CZECH FP101 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 2 Cycle
    N-Number: 524AN, N524AN, N-524AN, Serial Number: NCZECH01, Certificate Issue Date: 10/23/2014
    Registrant (Individual): Nathanial Czech, Po Box 656, Airway Heights, WA 99001
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 741DM, N741DM, N-741DM, Serial Number: 28-1080, Airworthiness Date: 02/25/1963, Certificate Issue Date: 06/29/2019
    Registrant (Individual): Todd Havens, 11610 W Mcfarlane Rd, Airway Heights, WA 99001
    Deregistered: Cancel Date: 05/07/2013
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-22 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 8113C, N8113C, N-8113C, Serial Number: 22-2259, Airworthiness Date: 04/23/1956, Certificate Issue Date: 05/20/2015
    Registrant (Individual): Nathanial Czech, Po Box 656, Airway Heights, WA 99001
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 150F (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 8416G, N8416G, N-8416G, Serial Number: 15062516, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 12/06/1965, Certificate Issue Date: 10/21/2020
    Registrant (Individual): Steven J Goemmel, Po Box 603, Airway Heights, WA 99001
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 170B (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 9267A, N9267A, N-9267A, Serial Number: 19028, Year manufactured: 1949, Airworthiness Date: 09/06/1955, Certificate Issue Date: 07/22/1986
    Registrant (Individual): Craig A Brown, Po Box 2194, Airway Heights, WA 99001

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED30$166,8504$107,68039$145,6881$74,4004$104,4304$90,985
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$166,7300$05$122,0000$00$01$218,270
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$138,0452$68,80014$149,0263$90,5371$173,4503$57,370
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$159,2601$149,70013$149,1120$01$108,0200$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$02$137,5950$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0104.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$212,4501$193,620
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$138,0500$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$107,5701$128,630
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$151,490
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0104.01

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Airway Heights, WA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Airway Heights, WA - Value

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 32. The highest number of reported fires - 59 took place in 2017, and the least - 9 in 2003. The data has a rising trend.
    Fire incident types in Airway Heights, WA When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (44.6%), and Outside Fires (34.4%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Airway Heights, WA
    • 23144.6%Structure Fires
    • 17834.4%Outside Fires
    • 8115.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 285.4%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Airway Heights, WA

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Airway Heights, Washington:

  • All Seasons Motel, PO Box 1689, Airway Heights, Washington 99001 , Phone: (509) 244-3674
  • Northern Quest Resort And Casino, 100 N Hayford Rd, Airway Heights, Washington 99001 , Phone: (509) 481-6050, Fax: (509) 481-6051
  • Days Inn & Suites, 1215 S Garfield Rd, Airway Heights, Washington 99001 , Phone: (509) 244-0222, Fax: (509) 244-0134
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Airway Heights, Washington
Most common first names in Airway Heights, WA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John1873.9 years
Robert1267.3 years
William1064.3 years
Frank763.2 years
James763.7 years
Mary673.0 years
George564.4 years
Harold570.0 years
Helen578.2 years
Carl462.5 years
Most common last names in Airway Heights, WA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Anderson459.5 years
Martin470.2 years
Hall370.6 years
Davis368.6 years
Johnson362.0 years
Mintle345.3 years
Smith363.3 years
Thompson372.0 years
Campbell267.0 years
Boone236.5 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Airway Heights, WA
  • 59.5%Utility gas
  • 38.6%Electricity
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Airway Heights, WA
  • 85.9%Electricity
  • 13.0%Utility gas
  • 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


Airway Heights compared to Washington state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Airway Heights on our top lists:

  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other nonhousehold living situations (population 1,000+)"
  • #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of divorced people (15+ years)(population 5,000+)"
  • #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index increase from 2011 to 2012 (population 5,000+)"
  • #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the least people having Master's or Doctorate degrees (population 5,000+)"
  • #38 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of males (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in state prisons (population 1,000+)"
  • #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: transportation occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest positive percentage difference between never married males and females (15+ years) (with at least 1,000 males never married)"
  • #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest house values disparities (population 5,000+)"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
  • #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
  • #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
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