| | People QuickFacts | Spokane County | Washington |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 473,761 | 6,830,038 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 471,221 | 6,724,540 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.5% | 1.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 471,221 | 6,724,540 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.3% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.9% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 13.3% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.5% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 90.3% | 82.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.8% | 3.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.7% | 1.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.2% | 7.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 3.6% | 4.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 4.7% | 11.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 86.5% | 72.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 80.6% | 81.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.0% | 12.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 6.9% | 17.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 92.0% | 89.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 27.9% | 31.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 48,273 | 607,737 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 21.1 | 25.4 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 203,159 | 2,907,490 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 65.0% | 64.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 24.1% | 25.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $187,900 | $285,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 184,590 | 2,577,375 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.41 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $25,127 | $29,733 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $47,250 | $57,244 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 14.1% | 12.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Spokane County | Washington |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 12,363 | 175,9141 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 172,951 | 2,326,7311 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 2.8 | 2.61 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 27,246 | 405,256 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 38,017 | 551,340 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.9% | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.2% | 3.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.2% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 3,895,374 | 112,053,283 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 5,354,273 | 76,790,966 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 6,741,223 | 92,968,519 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,777 | $14,380 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 780,200 | 12,389,422 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 1,785 | 20,864 |