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Total population: 202,319 (Urban population: 201,352, Rural population: 967 (56 farm, 911 nonfarm))

Spokane, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 88,094 (81,674 occupied: 48,090 owner occupied, 33,584 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	35%

Housing density: 1525 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $344,370.

Median contract rent in 2007: $547 (lower quartile is $437, upper quartile is $689)

Housing units in Spokane with a mortgage: 31,302 (4,399 second mortgage, 2,437 home equity loan, 96 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,283

Spokane,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $156,500 (it was $96,100 in 2000)

Spokane:	$156,500
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $118,800 - $222,500

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $196,648
Here: $196,648
State: $389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,242
Here: $162,242
State: $335,498

In 2-unit structures: $207,594
Here: $207,594
State: $357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $259,772
Here: $259,772
State: $300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $170,633
Here: $170,633
State: $299,543

Mobile homes: $34,858
Here: $34,858
State: $80,529

Median year house/condo built: 1954

Median year apartment built: 1958

Household type by relationship

Households: 189,982

In family households: 148,233 (34,009 male householders, 14,057 female householders)
34,964 spouses, 53,325 children (48,564 natural, 1,668 adopted, 3,093 stepchildren), 1,929 grandchildren, 1,352 brothers or sisters, 1,005 parents, 1,805 other relatives, 5,787 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 41,749 (14,858 male householders (11,360 living alone)), 18,838 female householders (16,203 living alone)), 8,053 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6,161 (2,802 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 20,989 2-persons, 11,412 3-persons, 9,114 4-persons, 3,974 5-persons, 1,794 6-persons, 783 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 27,563 1-person, 5,047 2-persons, 733 3-persons, 242 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

29,341 married couples with children.
14,787 single-parent households (3,385 men, 11,402 women).

92.1% of residents of Spokane speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 11,096 (5.7%)
(40.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Spokane, Washington:
	1 room: 122 2 rooms: 557 3 rooms: 1,313 4 rooms: 5,950 5 rooms: 8,370 6 rooms: 8,272 7 rooms: 8,036 8 rooms: 6,570 9 or more rooms: 8,900

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spokane, Washington:
	1 room: 2,810 2 rooms: 4,480 3 rooms: 6,686 4 rooms: 8,525 5 rooms: 5,083 6 rooms: 2,745 7 rooms: 1,542 8 rooms: 1,083 9 or more rooms: 630

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 764
1995 to 1998: 4,013
1990 to 1994: 4,385
1980 to 1989: 6,795
1970 to 1979: 12,588
1960 to 1969: 7,489
1950 to 1959: 15,591
1940 to 1949: 10,929
1939 or earlier: 25,540

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Spokane:
	no bedroom: 237 1 bedroom: 1,882 2 bedrooms: 13,765 3 bedrooms: 19,070 4 bedrooms: 9,866 5 or more bedrooms: 3,270

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spokane:
	no bedroom: 3,440 1 bedroom: 10,907 2 bedrooms: 12,930 3 bedrooms: 4,310 4 bedrooms: 1,546 5 or more bedrooms: 451

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Spokane in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2,331 1 vehicle: 14,870 2 vehicles: 21,543 3 vehicles: 6,832 4 vehicles: 1,783 5 or more vehicles: 731

Cars and other vehicles available in Spokane in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8,008 1 vehicle: 16,094 2 vehicles: 7,402 3 vehicles: 1,513 4 vehicles: 421 5 or more vehicles: 146

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Spokane, WA:

Less than $10,000: 130
$10,000 to $14,999: 65
$15,000 to $19,999: 126
$20,000 to $24,999: 143
$25,000 to $29,999: 108
$30,000 to $34,999: 134
$35,000 to $39,999: 161
$40,000 to $49,999: 215
$50,000 to $59,999: 193
$60,000 to $69,999: 401
$70,000 to $79,999: 584
$80,000 to $89,999: 1267
$90,000 to $99,999: 1679
$100,000 to $124,999: 7686
$125,000 to $149,999: 10392
$150,000 to $174,999: 7122
$175,000 to $199,999: 5213
$200,000 to $249,999: 6855
$250,000 to $299,999: 3632
$300,000 to $399,999: 2857
$400,000 to $499,999: 1093
$500,000 to $749,999: 755
$750,000 to $999,999: 193
$1,000,000 or more: 181

Spokane rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Spokane:

Less than $100: 525 people
$100 to $149: 565
$150 to $199: 824
$200 to $249: 842
$250 to $299: 1,189
$300 to $349: 1,587
$350 to $399: 2,353
$400 to $449: 3,030
$450 to $499: 3,389
$500 to $549: 3,230
$550 to $599: 3,399
$600 to $649: 2,885
$650 to $699: 2,506
$700 to $749: 2,158
$750 to $799: 1,475
$800 to $899: 1,817
$900 to $999: 1,053
$1,000 to $1,249: 665
$1,250 to $1,499: 379
$1,500 to $1,999: 301
$2,000 or more: 486
No cash rent: 772

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4,136 1990 to 1994: 1,991 1985 to 1989: 872 1980 to 1984: 603 1975 to 1979: 664 1970 to 1974: 320 1970 to 1974: 390 1965 to 1969: 2,120

Spokane, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.4%
Number of people working at home: 3,182 (3.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2622
5 to 9 minutes: 10632
10 to 14 minutes: 17175
15 to 19 minutes: 18688
20 to 24 minutes: 15452
25 to 29 minutes: 5067
30 to 34 minutes: 8444
35 to 39 minutes: 1124
40 to 44 minutes: 1240
45 to 59 minutes: 2063
60 to 89 minutes: 1458
90 or more minutes: 1152

Spokane mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 65,463 (74%)
Carpooled: 11,405 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3,631 (4%)
Subway or elevated: 45 (0%)
Railroad: 10 (0%)
Taxi: 56 (0%)
Motorcycle: 99 (0%)
Bicycle: 739 (1%)
Walked: 3,215 (4%)
Other means: 454 (1%)
Worked at home: 3,182 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 10395
$10,000 to $14,999: 7071
$15,000 to $19,999: 6865
$20,000 to $24,999: 6494
$25,000 to $29,999: 6589
$30,000 to $34,999: 6399
$35,000 to $39,999: 5358
$40,000 to $44,999: 4554
$45,000 to $49,999: 3682
$50,000 to $59,999: 6919
$60,000 to $74,999: 6742
$75,000 to $99,999: 5415
$100,000 to $124,999: 2416
$125,000 to $149,999: 1130
$150,000 to $199,999: 761
$200,000 or more: 972

First ancestries reported:

German: 31616

Other groups: 23497

Irish: 16491

English: 14711

United States or American: 10331

Norwegian: 8896

Italian: 6432

French (except Basque): 4759

Swedish: 4636

Scotch-Irish: 3872

Scottish: 3666

Russian: 2431

European: 2143

Polish: 2134

Dutch: 2111

French Canadian: 1593

Ukrainian: 1477

Danish: 1263

Welsh: 1177

Scandinavian: 1051

British: 720

Yugoslavian: 665

Greek: 645

Canadian: 612

Swiss: 590

Finnish: 544

Arab:: 462

Czech: 399

Hungarian: 378

Austrian: 377

Portuguese: 344

Subsaharan African:: 324

Czechoslovakian: 299

Northern European: 283

Arab/Arabic: 254

African: 214

Bulgarian: 140

Slavic: 108

Latvian: 106

Belgian: 101

Slovak: 100

Lebanese: 100

Lithuanian: 92

Romanian: 91

Slovene: 84

Turkish: 80

Croatian: 79

Celtic: 77

Basque: 76

Icelander: 69

Iranian: 65

Australian: 63

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 56

Ethiopian: 51

Armenian: 50

Nigerian: 45

Eastern European: 45

Other Arab: 30

Luxemburger: 30

New Zealander: 28

Egyptian: 28

Acadian/Cajun: 27

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 26

Jamaican: 24

Pennsylvania German: 21

Syrian: 20

Serbian: 17

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 16

Palestinian: 15

Albanian: 15

Soviet Union: 14

Israeli: 11

Alsatian: 10

Jordanian: 8

Estonian: 7

Moroccan: 7

Afghan: 7

South African: 6

Haitian: 6

Kenyan: 5

Macedonian: 5

Liberian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (12%)
Ukraine (12%)
Russia (11%)
Vietnam (7%)
Germany (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Mexico (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 103334
Northeast: 6343
Midwest: 19354
South: 9676
West: 43724

49% of Spokane residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 316
Nursery to 4th grade: 72
5th and 6th grade: 283
7th and 8th grade: 1,099
9th grade: 895
10th grade: 1,420
11th grade: 1,412
12th grade, no diploma: 1,746
High school graduate (or equivalency): 14,865
Less than 1 year of college: 4,720
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,553
Associate degree: 5,740
Bachelor's degree: 9,929
Master's degree: 3,344
Professional school degree: 1,891
Doctorate degree: 929

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 402
Nursery to 4th grade: 145
5th and 6th grade: 313
7th and 8th grade: 1,316
9th grade: 942
10th grade: 1,458
11th grade: 1,368
12th grade, no diploma: 1,865
High school graduate (or equivalency): 18,312
Less than 1 year of college: 5,555
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,838
Associate degree: 6,479
Bachelor's degree: 10,463
Master's degree: 4,254
Professional school degree: 824
Doctorate degree: 358

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 19.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 25.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 10.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 10.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 26.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,067
Black householders: $17,523
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $14,894
Asian householders: $36,751
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $31,059
Some other race householders: $23,460
Two or more races householders: $31,240
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,609

Spokane household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Spokane household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Spokane household income for Asian householders

Spokane household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Spokane household income for Two or more races householders

Spokane household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Spokane marital status for males

Spokane marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,617
Black or African American householders: $144,611
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $126,698
Asian householders: $159,431
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $159,105
Some other race householders: $155,522
Two or more races householders: $145,914
Hispanic or Latino householders: $162,851

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 58,143
One, attached: 1,862
Two: 3,913
3 or 4: 4,245
5 to 9: 4,216
10 to 19: 3,932
20 to 49: 3,976
50 or more: 6,236
Mobile homes: 1,563
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Spokane:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (76%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Electricity (10%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (56%) Utility gas (35%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,090

Here:	10.0%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 780

Here:	7.0%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,254

Here:	25.5%
Washington:	15.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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