Living in Spokane Public Schools, Washington

Overview

A total of 96,222 households are located in Spokane Public Schools area. Among them, 26,787 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.91 people. The total number of children in the region is 55,095 and 53,899 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (6,278) of residents are non-citizens and 8% (17,151) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Spokane Public Schools, Washington
Household	96,222
Population	219,717
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	26,787 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	55,095
Total Students	53,899
Pre-Kindergarten	3,064
Kindergarten	2,819
Grade 1-8	21,192
Grade 9-12	9,727
College/Graduate School	17,097
Veterans	178,553
Non-citizen	6,278
Non-English Home Language	17,151
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

184,142 residents are over the age of 16 and 113,736 people are in labor force. Among them, 113,065 people are in civilian labor force and 671 are in armed labor force. 106,435 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Spokane Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	104,501	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	79,622	76.19%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	10,824	10.36%
Public transportation	4,008	3.84%
Walked	3,221	3.08%
Other method	1,644	1.57%
Worked from home	5,182	4.96%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	106,435	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	39,372	36.99%
Service	22,183	20.84%
Sales and office	23,461	22.04%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	7,953	7.47%
Production, transportation, and material moving	13,466	12.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	106,435	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,152	1.08%
Construction	5,670	5.33%
Manufacturing	7,698	7.23%
Wholesale trade	3,912	3.68%
Retail trade	12,074	11.34%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,668	4.39%
Information	1,940	1.82%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	7,457	7.01%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	10,294	9.67%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	29,282	27.51%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	12,337	11.59%
Other services, except public administration	5,501	5.17%
Public administration	4,450	4.18%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	106,435	-
Private wage and salary workers	85,244	80.09%
Government workers	14,774	13.88%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	6,211	5.84%
Unpaid family workers	206	0.19%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $69,594 for the 96,222 households in Spokane Public Schools area, Washington. The average income of a single worker is $30,919. 210,861 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.25%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	96,222	-
Less than $10,000	7,496	7.79%
$10,000 - $14,999	5,053	5.25%
$15,000 - $24,999	10,098	10.49%
$25,000 - $34,999	10,111	10.51%
$35,000 - $49,999	14,438	15.00%
$50,000 - $74,999	18,347	19.07%
$75,000 - $99,999	12,177	12.66%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,737	11.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,240	4.41%
More than $200,000	3,525	3.66%
Median Household Income	$51,029	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$69,594	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	54,691	-
Less than $10,000	2,254	4.12%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,279	2.34%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,717	6.80%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,011	9.16%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,509	13.73%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,199	20.48%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,862	16.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,556	15.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,438	6.29%
More than $200,000	2,866	5.24%

Median Family Income	$65,768	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$86,332	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,919	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,417	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,417	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	223,724	-
With health insurance coverage	210,861	94.25%
Public coverage	103,369	46.20%
Private health insurance	136,654	61.08%
Without health insurance coverage	12,863	5.75%

Housing

There are 103,870 housing units in Spokane Public Schools area, Washington with 96,222 units (92.64%) occupied. 54,205 houses (56.33%) are occupied by owner and 42,017 houses (43.67%) are rented. The average housing value is $188,400 and the average rental cost is $873. 1,421 houses (1.37%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 36,635 houses (35.27%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	103,870	-
Occupied	96,222	92.64%
Owner Occupied	54,205	56.33%
Renter Occupied	42,017	43.67%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	67,773	65.25%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,095	2.98%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	31,096	29.94%
Mobile Homes	1,869	1.80%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	37	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	103,870	-
Built 2014 or later	1,421	1.37%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,804	1.74%
Built 2000 - 2009	8,285	7.98%
Built 1990 - 1999	10,263	9.88%
Built 1980 - 1989	7,728	7.44%
Built 1970 - 1979	14,756	14.21%
Built 1960 - 1969	7,253	6.98%
Built 1950 - 1959	15,725	15.14%
Built 1949 or earlier	36,635	35.27%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	103,870	-
1 room	3,232	3.11%
2 rooms	3,994	3.85%
3 rooms	10,978	10.57%
4 rooms	17,538	16.88%
5 rooms	14,878	14.32%
6 rooms	14,692	14.14%
7 rooms	11,819	11.38%
8 rooms	10,199	9.82%
9 rooms or more	16,540	15.92%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	103,870	-
no bedroom	3,627	3.49%
1 bedroom	14,240	13.71%
2 bedrooms	32,387	31.18%
3 bedrooms	28,961	27.88%
4 bedrooms	18,186	17.51%
5 bedrooms or more	6,469	6.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	54,205	-
Less than $50,000	1,552	2.86%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,196	7.74%
$100,000 - $149,999	11,199	20.66%
$150,000 - $199,999	12,694	23.42%
$200,000 - $299,999	13,562	25.02%
$300,000 - $499,999	8,064	14.88%
$500,000 - $999,999	2,608	4.81%
$1,000,000 or more	330	0.61%
Median House Value	$188,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	40,931	-
Less than $500	4,398	10.74%
$500 - $999	21,326	52.10%
$1,000 - $1,499	11,335	27.69%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,898	7.08%
$2,000 - $2,499	487	1.19%
$2,500 - $2,999	205	0.50%
$3,000 or more	282	0.69%
Median Rental Costs	$873	-

Demographic

A total of 226,609 people lives in Spokane Public Schools area, Washington with 110,672 male and 115,937 female. The males to female ratio is 48.84 to 51.16. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	226,609	-
Male	110,672	48.84%
Female	115,937	51.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	226,609	-
Under 5 years	13,214	5.83%
5 - 9 years	12,725	5.62%
10 - 14 years	13,821	6.10%
15 - 19 years	13,667	6.03%
20 - 24 years	16,125	7.12%
25 - 34 years	37,555	16.57%
35 - 44 years	27,704	12.23%
45 - 54 years	26,723	11.79%
55 - 59 years	13,997	6.18%
60 - 64 years	15,038	6.64%
65 - 74 years	21,284	9.39%
75 - 84 years	10,029	4.43%
85 years and older	4,727	2.09%
Median Age	37.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	226,609	-
One Race	213,717	94.31%
White	193,152	85.24%
Black or African American	4,872	2.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,861	1.70%
Asian	5,968	2.63%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,883	0.83%
Other	3,981	1.76%

Two or more races	12,892	5.69%
White and Black or African American	3,829	1.69%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	3,117	1.38%
White and Asian	2,674	1.18%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	541	0.24%

Living in Spokane Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic