Spokane, Washington demographics

Spokane, WA demographics: median age 37.2; 33.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Spokane city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5367000. The survey estimates a population of 230,293 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Spokane is 37.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 97,446 households (±1,156). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.2 ±0.4	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 230,293
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	46,889 ±1,428	20.4% ±0.6 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	61,088 ±1,636	26.5% ±0.7 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	84,058 ±1,950	36.5% ±0.8 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	38,258 ±1,337	16.6% ±0.6 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 230,293
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	115,313 ±1,316	50.1% ±0.6 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	114,980 ±1,309	49.9% ±0.6 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 230,293
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	183,816 ±1,523	79.8% ±0.7 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	6,845 ±902	3.0% ±0.4 pp	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	2,712 ±509	1.2% ±0.2 pp	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	5,988 ±735	2.6% ±0.3 pp	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1,903 ±462	0.8% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5,502 ±860	2.4% ±0.4 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	23,527 ±1,321	10.2% ±0.6 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 230,293
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	211,011 ±1,130	91.6% ±0.5 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19,282 ±1,134	8.4% ±0.5 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 97,446
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	37,152 ±1,091	38.1% ±1.0 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	4,908 ±534	5.0% ±0.5 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	11,286 ±859	11.6% ±0.9 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	34,448 ±1,251	35.4% ±1.2 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	9,652 ±888	9.9% ±0.9 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 97,446
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	25,206 ±1,050	25.9% ±1.0 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	72,240 ±1,546	74.1% ±1.3 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 97,446
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	34,448 ±1,251	35.4% ±1.2 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	32,248 ±1,389	33.1% ±1.4 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	13,192 ±860	13.5% ±0.9 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	9,932 ±820	10.2% ±0.8 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	4,512 ±511	4.6% ±0.5 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,660 ±345	1.7% ±0.4 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,454 ±275	1.5% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 230,293
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	216,363 ±1,375	94.0% ±0.6 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	13,930 ±1,382	6.0% ±0.6 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 217,903
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	199,626 ±1,661	91.6% ±0.7 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	6,697 ±924	3.1% ±0.4 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	462 ±179	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	514 ±165	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	2,625 ±607	1.2% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,188 ±685	1.0% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	131 ±77 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	572 ±221	0.3% ±0.1 pp	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	749 ±308	0.3% ±0.1 pp	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	463 ±182	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2,038 ±489	0.9% ±0.2 pp	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	1,235 ±675 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	603 ±239	0.3% ±0.1 pp	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 162,010
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	9,718 ±818	6.0% ±0.5 pp	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	38,292 ±1,744	23.6% ±1.1 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	39,246 ±1,556	24.2% ±0.9 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	19,877 ±959	12.3% ±0.6 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	34,265 ±1,296	21.1% ±0.8 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20,612 ±1,078	12.7% ±0.7 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 227,840
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	189,597 ±2,685	83.2% ±1.2 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	24,364 ±1,772	10.7% ±0.8 pp	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	6,257 ±1,092	2.7% ±0.5 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	6,861 ±1,064	3.0% ±0.5 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	761 ±284	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.4% of Spokane residents (±0.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 91.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Spokane	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.4% ±0.4 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.9% ±0.6 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.5% ±0.5 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Spokane . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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