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The Spokane/Coeur d'Alene area is nice for its natural beauty, especially Coeur d'Alene. Neither economy of either place is booming per say, but they don’t seem to be severely struggling either. I don’t know about racism in the area. I can say this -- while the western part of Washington is liberal, the eastern part of Washington is conservative. Idaho, in general, is known as a very conservative state.
The demographics from the 2000 census report for both cities are as follows:
Spokane: 82.59% White, 3.24% Multiracial, 4.50% Hispanic, 2.56% Asian, 3.02% African American, 2.18% Native American, 1.00% from other races 0.90% Pacific Islander.
Coeur d'Alene: 95.80% White, 0.22% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.70% of the population.
Gonzaga University is in Spokane if you are looking for an option to finish your degree. The school is very well respected throughout the region.
I have been to both places, and the people seem pretty friendly. Perhaps, if possible, take a visit up there and check it out for yourself?
I can’t speak for eastern Washington/Idaho, but in the Seattle region it often takes a masters degree in social work, in addition to a bachelors, to break into the social services field. This is becoming commonplace in a lot of areas of the country -- having a masters in social work.
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