Airway Heights vs Spokane

A side-by-side comparison of Airway Heights and Spokane: population, income, housing, and more.

Airway Heights and Spokane are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Spokane has the higher population (229,228 vs 10,766 in Airway Heights). Spokane has the higher median household income ($65,745 vs $64,659 in Airway Heights). Spokane has the higher median home value ($326,200 vs $286,900 in Airway Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Airway Heights	Spokane
Population	10,766	229,228
Median age	32.9 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,659	$65,745
Median home value	$286,900	$326,200
Median gross rent	$1,313	$1,141
Housing units	3,707	102,062
Homeownership rate	33.1%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	32.6%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Airway Heights	Spokane
Population	8,560 → 10,766 (+25.8%)	217,353 → 229,228 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$52,579 → $64,659 (+23.0%)	$50,306 → $65,745 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$174,900 → $286,900 (+64.0%)	$187,600 → $326,200 (+73.9%)
Median gross rent	$966 → $1,313 (+35.9%)	$866 → $1,141 (+31.8%)

Airway Heights

Population

8,56010,766

Median household income

$52,579$64,659

Median home value

$174,900$286,900

Median gross rent

$966$1,313

Spokane

Population

217,353229,228

Median household income

$50,306$65,745

Median home value

$187,600$326,200

Median gross rent

$866$1,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Airway Heights	Spokane
Under 5	7.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.2%	15.0%
18 to 24	10.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	20.9%	17.3%
35 to 44	16.3%	13.5%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	10.2%	11.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	10.0%
75 and over	1.7%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Airway Heights	Spokane
White (non-Hispanic)	59.0%	78.5%
Black or African American	6.4%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.4%	1.0%
Asian	5.6%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.9%	0.8%
Some other race	1.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	8.1%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Airway Heights	Spokane
No high school diploma	8.5%	6.6%
High school graduate	26.9%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Airway Heights	Spokane
Drove alone	83.8%	68.3%
Carpooled	6.7%	9.5%
Public transit	1.6%	2.9%
Walked	1.9%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.0%	13.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Airway Heights	Spokane
1-unit, detached	34.0%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	26.2%	11.2%
20 or more units	18.9%	13.5%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Airway Heights	Spokane
Poverty rate	21.9%	14.6%
Average household size	2.48	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	2008	1961