Spokane County, Washington (WA)

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• • 438,63183.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 31,8356.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 19,3263.7%Two or more races
  • 11,8992.3%Asian alone
  • 10,8242.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,6711.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3,4430.7%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1690.03%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $307,562

Here:	$307,562
State:	$510,505

Townhouses or other attached units: $325,809

Here:	$325,809
State:	$453,343

In 2-unit structures: $198,860

Here:	$198,860
State:	$399,900

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $198,883

Here:	$198,883
State:	$365,625

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $328,891

Here:	$328,891
State:	$449,948

Mobile homes: $143,197

Here:	$143,197
State:	$172,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $99,222

Here:	$99,222
State:	$171,326

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 12
• Assaults: 247
• Burglaries: 759
• Thefts: 1477
• Auto thefts: 282

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 17
• Robberies: 17
• Assaults: 120
• Burglaries: 934
• Thefts: 2260
• Auto thefts: 282

Health of residents in Spokane County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Spokane County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,552 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,518 (1.0%)

Area name: Spokane, WA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Spokane County is $481 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $634 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $870 a month.

Cities in this county include: Spokane, Spokane Valley, Opportunity, Dishman, Veradale, Colbert, Cheney, Mead, Fairwood, Otis Orchards-East Farms.

2018 air pollution in Spokane County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 24.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 10.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Current college students: 30,682
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 28,550 (63.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 7,0212010 or later
• 7,7672000 to 2009
• 6,8661990 to 1999
• 3,1641980 to 1989
• 1,8801970 to 1979
• 4,536Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 143,326
• One, attached: 7,175
• Two: 4,641
• 3 or 4: 7,289
• 5 to 9: 10,774
• 10 to 19: 14,036
• 20 to 49: 10,302
• 50 or more: 11,944
• Mobile homes: 13,344
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 230

Housing units in Spokane County with a mortgage: 86,525 (1,002 second mortgage, 7,961 home equity loan, 161 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43,564

Religion statistics for Spokane County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Spokane County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Washington Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4481-WA: March 22, 2020, FEMA Id: 4481, Natural disaster type: Other
• Washington Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: January 30, 2017 - February 22, 2017, FEMA Id: 4309, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Washington Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: November 12, 2015 to November 21, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4249: January 15, 2016, FEMA Id: 4249, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Washington Wildfires, Incident Period: August 13, 2015 to September 10, 2015, Emergency Declared EM-3372: August 21, 2015, FEMA Id: 3372, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Washington Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow, Incident Period: December 12, 2008 to January 05, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1825: March 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1825, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
• Washington Spokane Valley Fire, Incident Period: July 10, 2008 to July 19, 2008, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 11, 2008, FEMA Id: 2783, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Washington Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3227: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3227, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Washington Severe Storms/Flooding/Landslides/Mudslides, Incident Period: March 18, 1997 to March 28, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1172: April 02, 1997, FEMA Id: 1172, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Washington Severe Winter Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 1996 to February 10, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1159: January 17, 1997, FEMA Id: 1159, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Washington Ice and Snow Storms, Incident Period: November 19, 1996 to December 04, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1152: January 07, 1997, FEMA Id: 1152, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.85% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($51,828 average adjusted gross income)

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($594 average AGI)

Spokane County:	0.07%
Washington average:	0.11%

2.14% relocated from other counties in Washington ($18,295 average AGI)
3.64% relocated from other states ($32,939 average AGI)

Spokane County:	3.64%
Washington average:	3.93%

from Kootenai County, ID	0.44% ($46,410 average AGI)
from King County, WA	0.42% ($61,472)
from Stevens County, WA	0.27% ($41,795)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.17% ($57,273)
from Pierce County, WA	0.14% ($49,274)
from Benton County, WA	0.11% ($47,047)
from Whitman County, WA	0.10% ($43,558)

4.84% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($49,623 average adjusted gross income)

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($852 average AGI)

Spokane County:	0.09%
Washington average:	0.13%

1.92% relocated to other counties in Washington ($18,407 average AGI)
2.83% relocated to other states ($30,365 average AGI)

Spokane County:	2.83%
Washington average:	2.89%

to King County, WA	0.41% ($50,372 average AGI)
to Kootenai County, ID	0.39% ($54,189)
to Stevens County, WA	0.25% ($44,922)
to Pierce County, WA	0.16% ($40,879)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.14% ($43,310)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.12% ($57,213)
to Benton County, WA	0.09% ($53,299)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 5.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Spokane County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 104,075 (27,386 living alone), Female householders: 107,648 (34,254 living alone)

• 98,375 spouses (97,137 opposite-sex spouses), 17,497 unmarried partners, (17,250 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 128,169 children (114,849 natural, 5,335 adopted, 7,985 stepchildren), 10,508 grandchildren, 3,543 brothers or sisters, 4,818 parents, 422 foster children, 5,117 other relatives, 26,779 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 15,847

Size of family households: 61,213 2-persons, 26,665 3-persons, 23,795 4-persons, 10,109 5-persons, 5,249 6-persons, 2,629 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 61,640 1-person, 15,263 2-persons, 2,884 3-persons, 1,066 4-persons, 280 5-persons, 218 6-persons, 712 7-or-more-persons.

73,737 married couples with children.
26,971 single-parent households (8,530 men, 18,441 women).

92.2% of residents of Spokane speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,678,950,000 ($6,149 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $417,460,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,142,576,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $484,171,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,071,000
Federal grants: $495,841,000
Federal procurement contracts: $144,137,000 ($72,479,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $400,154,000 ($204,435,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $66,676,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $406,674,000
Federal Government insurance: $44,270,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 109.85 millions of gallons per day (100% from ground, 0% from surface)

• Year house built in Spokane County, Washington
• 14,3882014 or later
• 8,6182010 to 2013
• 23,2482000 to 2009
• 32,1371990 to 1999
• 19,6121980 to 1989
• 39,3021970 to 1979
• 15,7691960 to 1969
• 21,3671950 to 1959
• 15,2421940 to 1949
• 33,3781939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Spokane County, Washington

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Spokane County, Washington
• 4291 room
• 3892 rooms
• 2,9583 rooms
• 11,1444 rooms
• 19,1325 rooms
• 21,6786 rooms
• 20,5297 rooms
• 18,9178 rooms
• 34,9139+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spokane County, Washington
• 3,8551 room
• 7,2242 rooms
• 16,2263 rooms
• 23,1454 rooms
• 12,1515 rooms
• 9,2426 rooms
• 4,5627 rooms
• 2,3668 rooms
• 2,8639+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Spokane County, Washington

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Spokane County, Washington
• 429no bedroom
• 2,6791 bedroom
• 25,0722 bedrooms
• 50,6733 bedrooms
• 36,8954 bedrooms
• 14,3415+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spokane County, Washington
• 4,367no bedroom
• 20,7091 bedroom
• 33,7652 bedrooms
• 16,0033 bedrooms
• 5,3764 bedrooms
• 1,4145+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Spokane County, Washington in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Spokane County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 2,506no vehicle
• 27,5871 vehicle
• 58,6032 vehicles
• 26,9033 vehicles
• 10,3364 vehicles
• 4,1545+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Spokane County in renter-occupied apartments
• 13,211no vehicle
• 34,2641 vehicle
• 20,6292 vehicles
• 9,0813 vehicles
• 2,6204 vehicles
• 1,8295+ vehicles

80.6% of Spokane County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Washington.

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

• This state: 276,361
• Other state: 213,436
• Northeast: 17,988
• Midwest: 40,600
• South: 28,827
• West: 126,021

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 10,938
• Number of aged recipients: 776
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 10,162
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,637
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 7,546
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,755
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 3,233
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 5,448

Spokane County on our top lists:

• #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"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #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+)"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"