Demographics of Spokane city, Washington

Spokane city, Washington had 230,783 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,608 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Spokane city, in four figures

230,783
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 230,293 ±108.; +0.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,608 people.; 37.2 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,064 ±$1,594
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Spokane city, Washington's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Spokane city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Spokane city, Washington's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Spokane city, 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	229,175	100.0	100.0
2021	230,488	100.6	100.2
2022	230,603	100.6	100.7
2023	229,957	100.3	101.6
2024	230,288	100.5	102.5
2025	230,783	100.7	103.1

Population of Spokane city, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	229,175	—
2021	230,488	+1,313
2022	230,603	+115
2023	229,957	−646
2024	230,288	+331
2025	230,783	+495

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.2 ±0.4: for men 36.4 ±0.5 and for women 38.1 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Spokane city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	12,390 ±668	5.4% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	34,499 ±1,262	15.0% ±0.5	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	21,394 ±1,142	9.3% ±0.5	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	71,746 ±1,717	31.2% ±0.7	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	52,006 ±1,492	22.6% ±0.6	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	38,258 ±1,337	16.6% ±0.6	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,064 ±$1,594, and income per person $40,080 ±$802, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	16,007 ±1,012	16.4% ±1.0	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	18,228 ±1,150	18.7% ±1.2	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	17,783 ±1,110	18.2% ±1.1	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	12,585 ±832	12.9% ±0.8	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	17,374 ±1,116	17.8% ±1.1	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,572 ±650	7.8% ±0.7	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,897 ±705	8.1% ±0.7	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	30,987 ±2,043	13.8% ±0.9	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,758 ±955	14.7% ±2.0	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	17,383 ±1,194	13.6% ±0.9	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,846 ±647	13.4% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Spokane city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Spokane city	Washington	United States
Housing units	102,834 ±1,015	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.8% ±0.6	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.2% ±0.6	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.8% ±0.9	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.2% ±1.1	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$363,500 ±$4,510	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,215 ±$20	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1961 ±2	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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	19,282 ±1,134	8.4% ±0.5	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	178,707 ±1,544	77.6% ±0.7	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,361 ±774	2.8% ±0.3	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,839 ±758	2.5% ±0.3	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,899 ±413	0.8% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,804 ±434	0.8% ±0.2	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,072 ±390	0.5% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	15,329 ±1,123	6.7% ±0.5	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	124,683 ±2,526	54.1% ±1.1	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	88,262 ±2,395	38.3% ±1.0	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,418 ±520	1.5% ±0.2	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	13,930 ±1,382	6.0% ±0.6	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,336 ±751	3.2% ±0.3	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,594 ±1,051	2.9% ±0.5	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Spokane city among the places of Washington

2nd of 194 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Places of Washington near Spokane city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Seattle city	754,195 ±72
Spokane city	230,293 ±108
Tacoma city	222,758 ±60
Vancouver city	195,300 ±71
Bellevue city	151,847 ±87
Kent city	135,603 ±113
Everett city	111,845 ±65

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Spokane city, Washington

Rankings this appears in

No. 11 Places in Washington by poverty rate
No. 62 Places in Washington by median age
No. 88 Places in Washington by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 98 Places in Washington by homeownership rate
No. 111 Places in Washington by per capita income
No. 120 Places in Washington by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026