Airway Heights

Population: 10,766
Median household income: $64,659
Median home value: $286,900

Airway Heights, a community in Spokane County, Washington, has 10,766 residents. The median household income of $64,659 is below the Spokane County median ($73,513).

Between 2019 and 2023, Airway Heights's population grew 25.8% from 8,560 to 10,766, while its median home value rose 64.0% from $174,900 to $286,900.

Households average 2.48 people. The median gross rent is $1,313.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,766
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $64,659
Median home value: $286,900
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 3,707
Homeownership rate: 33.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,56010,766

Median household income

$52,579$64,659

Median home value

$174,900$286,900

Median gross rent

$966$1,313

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,560	$52,579	$174,900	$966
2020	8,885	$54,690	$186,300	$989
2021	10,108	$55,932	$200,300	$1,114
2022	10,570	$57,857	$239,900	$1,271
2023	10,766	$64,659	$286,900	$1,313

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3420.9%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over1.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	840	7.8%
5 to 17	1,632	15.2%
18 to 24	1,110	10.3%
25 to 34	2,252	20.9%
35 to 44	1,757	16.3%
45 to 54	1,116	10.4%
55 to 64	1,097	10.2%
65 to 74	780	7.2%
75 and over	182	1.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,355	59.0%
Black or African American	692	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	366	3.4%
Asian	607	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	635	5.9%
Some other race	108	1.0%
Two or more races	869	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,134	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate26.9%

Some college or associate's44.5%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	608	8.5%
High school graduate	1,929	26.9%
Some college or associate's	3,194	44.5%
Bachelor's degree	915	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	538	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,296	83.8%
Carpooled	262	6.7%
Public transit	64	1.6%
Walked	74	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	238	6.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,459	39.5%
15 to 29 min	1,328	35.9%
30 to 44 min	628	17.0%
45 to 59 min	96	2.6%
60+ min	185	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 21.9% (1,887 of 8,628)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,112	60.6%
Nonfamily households	1,374	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2008

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,486	94.0%
Vacant	221	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,153	33.1%
Renter-occupied	2,333	66.9%

1-unit, detached34.0%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units26.2%

20 or more units18.9%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,260	34.0%
1-unit, attached	116	3.1%
2 to 4 units	433	11.7%
5 to 19 units	973	26.2%
20 or more units	701	18.9%
Mobile home & other	224	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5300905
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.6459, -117.5792