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People QuickFacts |
Spokane County |
Washington |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
462,677 | 6,549,224 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
10.7% | 11.1% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
417,939 | 5,894,143 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.5% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
23.3% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
12.8% | 12.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.7% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
91.5% | 84.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.9% | 3.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.6% | 1.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
2.1% | 6.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
2.6% | 3.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
4.0% | 9.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
88.1% | 75.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
50.8% | 48.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.5% | 10.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.6% | 14.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
89.1% | 87.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
25.0% | 27.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
72,669 | 981,007 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.2 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
197,319 | 2,791,597 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
65.5% | 64.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
24.1% | 25.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$113,200 | $168,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
163,611 | 2,271,398 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.46 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$46,308 | $55,628 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,233 | $22,973 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
13.1% | 11.4% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Spokane County |
Washington |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
12,961 | 184,5421 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
188,797 | 2,501,6841 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
12.2% | 10.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
27,901 | 412,651 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
31,600 | 467,290 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.4% | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.9% | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.6% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.8% | 2.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.9% | 29.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,822,870 | 79,313,884 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,102,615 | 84,634,499 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,867,840 | 65,262,333 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,394 | $10,757 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
578,623 | 8,642,681 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
2,406 | 28,919 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
3,255,600 | 56,435,5501 |
