Spokane County, Washington

Spokane County has a population of 549,056 and has grown 3.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $410,700, about 5.2 times the county's median household income of $78,582.

Home price
$410,700
Income
$78,582
Population
549,056
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$410,700county
Median gross rent$1,283county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,546county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,531county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,193county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,088county
Home insurance / yr$1,753(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living114.1(statewide)
Median household income$78,582county
Family health premium / yr$25,355(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,677(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.128(statewide)
Poverty rate11.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home15.5%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government15.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.8%county
Economic output per resident$72,933county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.84%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.57%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service8.8 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2064142county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.7 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.8%county
Traffic deaths20.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher33.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.8%county
Public schools in the county175county
Public school enrollment76239county
Students per full-time teacher17.0county
Free lunch eligible52.2%county
Elementary schools90county
Middle schools27county
High schools42county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above7county
Share of local colleges that are public37.5%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians87county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county8county
Hospitals here with an emergency department5county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter10.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population549,056county
Land area in square miles1,764county
People per square mile of land311.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores85county
Convenience stores46county
Share living far from a food store15.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.4%county
Population change since 2020+3.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age38.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.4%county
Share of households that are one person29.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.4%county
Second languages7.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents83county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in12,260county
Households that moved away11,679county
Average income of arriving households$65,416county
Average income of departing households$66,048county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,976county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings53.8%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.5 incounty
Annual snowfall25.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.94 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F27 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing118 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days140 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 12county
Average first fall frostSep 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$107county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh9.2¢county
Household electricity use1,095 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$17.98(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity44.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas49.7%county
Homes heated by propane1.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband92.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk91.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk16.6county
Landslide risk56.9county
Hail risk63.4county
Earthquake risk85.9county
Tornado risk42.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk94.9county
Winter weather risk87.8county
Strong wind risk91.2county
Wildfire risk96.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Spokane County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Washington figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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