Spokane Demographics

Population

Within the city of Spokane there were 199,630 people comprising 81,512 households and 47,276 families as of the 2000 census. The density of the population was 3.387 people/sq. mile. There were 87,941 housing units with an average density of 1,523/sq. mile.

Ethnicity

The most recent ethnic percentages are 82.59% White, 3.24% Multiracial, 4.50% Hispanic, 2.56% Asian, 3.02% African American, 2.18% Native American, 1.00% from other races 0.90% Pacific Islander. 20.7% were of German, 10.8% Irish, 9.6% English, 6.8% United States or American and 5.8% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000. Ukrainian, Russian and other eastern European immigrants make up around 4% of the White population.

Households

29.4% of Spokane households had children (under 18) living at home. Married couples made up 41.3% and non-families comprised 42%. 12.4% of Spokane households had no husband living in the home. 33.9% were single member households and 11.7% had someone 65 or older living alone. The average number in each household was 2.32 and the family size average was 2.98.

Age

The median age in Spokane was 35 year old. 24.8% were under 18, 11.% were between 18 and 24 year of age, 29.6% from 25 to 44 years old, 20.5% from 45 to 64 and 14% who were 65 years or older. There were 93 males to every 100 females and for every 100 females 18 or older there were 89.9 males.

Income

As of the 2000 census the median income was $32,273. The median family income was $41,316. Per capita the income for the city of Spokane was $18,451. 15.9% of the population was below the poverty line.

Population Growth

The population of Spokane has seen a rapid increase since around 2005. This is largely due to the strong job market and low cost of living.