Demographics of Spokane County, Washington

Spokane County, Washington had 558,344 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +17,200 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Spokane County, in four figures

558,344
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +17,200 people.; 38.5 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,582 ±$1,591
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Spokane County, Washington's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Spokane County, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Spokane County, Washington's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Spokane County, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	541,144	100.0	100.0
2021	545,511	100.8	100.2
2022	549,602	101.6	100.7
2023	552,475	102.1	101.6
2024	555,485	102.7	102.5
2025	558,344	103.2	103.1

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Population of Spokane County, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	541,144	+1,811	+305	+6	+1,495
2021	545,511	+4,367	+238	+274	+3,547
2022	549,602	+4,091	−84	+627	+3,606
2023	552,475	+2,873	+450	+1,107	+1,388
2024	555,485	+3,010	+560	+1,510	+993
2025	558,344	+2,859	+563	+936	+1,331

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.5 ±0.2: for men 37.7 ±0.2 and for women 39.4 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Spokane County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	30,334 ±0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	87,951 ±1,536	16.0% ±0.3	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	48,765 ±1,248	8.9% ±0.2	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	155,946 ±1,658	28.4% ±0.3	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	130,533 ±1,696	23.8% ±0.3	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	95,527 ±1,767	17.4% ±0.3	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,582 ±$1,591, and income per person $41,897 ±$653, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Spokane County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	30,486 ±1,468	14.0% ±0.7	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	37,492 ±1,619	17.2% ±0.7	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	36,937 ±1,560	16.9% ±0.7	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	29,537 ±1,492	13.5% ±0.7	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	41,988 ±1,717	19.2% ±0.8	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	19,898 ±1,060	9.1% ±0.5	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	22,057 ±1,105	10.1% ±0.5	18.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Spokane County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	62,507 ±3,321	11.7% ±0.6	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	14,578 ±1,423	12.6% ±1.2	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	34,366 ±1,750	11.8% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	13,563 ±921	10.5% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Spokane County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Spokane County	Washington	United States
Housing units	231,205 ±135	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.5% ±0.4	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.5% ±0.4	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.5% ±0.7	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.5% ±0.8	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$410,700 ±$4,858	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,283 ±$20	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±1	1985 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Spokane County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	38,877 ±0	7.1% ±<0.1	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	443,936 ±967	80.9% ±0.2	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,556 ±727	1.9% ±0.1	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	12,242 ±974	2.2% ±0.2	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,978 ±453	0.7% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	3,891 ±228	0.7% ±<0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,560 ±612	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	33,016 ±1,645	6.0% ±0.3	6.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Spokane County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	295,517 ±3,987	53.8% ±0.7	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	215,336 ±3,855	39.2% ±0.7	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8,446 ±782	1.5% ±0.1	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	29,757 ±1,727	5.4% ±0.3	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	17,264 ±1,132	3.1% ±0.2	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	12,493 ±1,302	2.3% ±0.2	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Spokane County among the counties of Washington

4th of 39 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Counties of Washington near Spokane County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
King County	2,344,939	+3.1%
Pierce County	946,288	+2.5%
Snohomish County	870,656	+4.9%
Spokane County	558,344	+3.2%
Clark County	532,119	+5.3%
Thurston County	304,261	+2.8%
Kitsap County	283,374	+2.7%
Yakima County	259,185	+1.0%
Whatcom County	236,392	+3.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026