Spokane County, Washington

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 544,323
Median household income: $73,513
Median home value: $370,500

Spokane County, Washington counts 544,323 residents. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. At $73,513, its median household income sits below Washington's $94,952.

From 2019 to 2023, Spokane County's population grew 7.7% from 505,505 to 544,323, while its median household income rose 29.2% from $56,904 to $73,513.

65.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 544,323
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $73,513
Median home value: $370,500
Median gross rent: $1,200
Housing units: 228,156
Homeownership rate: 63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

505,505544,323

Median household income

$56,904$73,513

Median home value

$224,800$370,500

Median gross rent

$913$1,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	505,505	$56,904	$224,800	$913
2020	513,402	$60,101	$245,400	$950
2021	531,477	$64,079	$273,200	$1,007
2022	538,711	$70,394	$331,600	$1,123
2023	544,323	$73,513	$370,500	$1,200

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30,694	5.6%
5 to 17	87,731	16.1%
18 to 24	48,751	9.0%
25 to 34	81,074	14.9%
35 to 44	72,388	13.3%
45 to 54	63,071	11.6%
55 to 64	68,059	12.5%
65 to 74	56,730	10.4%
75 and over	35,825	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	444,020	81.6%
Black or African American	10,372	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4,217	0.8%
Asian	12,150	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3,563	0.7%
Some other race	2,001	0.4%
Two or more races	30,644	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37,356	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20,698	5.5%
High school graduate	91,088	24.2%
Some college or associate's	144,297	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	76,964	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	44,100	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit1.9%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	176,926	70.9%
Carpooled	21,829	8.7%
Public transit	4,800	1.9%
Walked	6,683	2.7%
Bicycle	1,019	0.4%
Worked from home	35,467	14.2%
Other means	2,868	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	58,888	27.5%
15 to 29 min	98,589	46.0%
30 to 44 min	39,247	18.3%
45 to 59 min	8,166	3.8%
60+ min	9,235	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 12.2% (64,956 of 530,313)

	Count	Share
Family households	133,521	61.8%
Nonfamily households	82,358	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	215,879	94.6%
Vacant	12,277	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	137,926	63.9%
Renter-occupied	77,953	36.1%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	149,492	65.5%
1-unit, attached	7,950	3.5%
2 to 4 units	12,177	5.3%
5 to 19 units	23,120	10.1%
20 or more units	23,588	10.3%
Mobile home & other	11,829	5.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 53063
State: Washington
Land area: 1,764 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 47.6204, -117.4034