Spokane: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 341,835

1990: 361,333

2000: 417,939

Percent change, 1990–2000: 15.7%

U.S. rank in 1980: 96th

U.S. rank in 1990: 101st

U.S. rank in 2000: 98th

City Residents

1980: 171,300

1990: 177,196

2000: 195,629

Percent change, 1990–2000: 9.8%

U.S. rank in 1990: 94th

U.S. rank in 2000: 110th (State rank: 2nd)

Density: 3,343.36 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 175,081

Black or African American: 4,052

American Indian and Alaska Native: 3,444

Asian: 4,399

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 372

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 5,857

Other: 1,727

Percent of residents born in state: 52.7% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 13,676

Population 5 to 9 years old: 13,571

Population 10 to 14 years old: 13,196

Population 15 to 19 years old: 14,315

Population 20 to 24 years old: 15,574

Population 25 to 34 years old: 28,401

Population 35 to 44 years old: 29,472

Population 45 to 54 years old: 25,631

Population 55 to 59 years old: 8,163

Population 60 to 64 years old: 6,329

Population 65 to 74 years old: 12,073

Population 74 to 84 years old: 10,737

Population 85 years and over: 4,491

Median age: 34.7 years

Births (2003)

Total number: 6,333

Deaths (2003)

Total number: 2,394 (of which, 33 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $21,587

Median household income: $32,273

Total households: 81,762

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 10,395

$10,000 to $14,999: 7,071

$15,000 to $24,999: 13,359

$25,000 to $34,999: 12,988

$35,000 to $49,999: 13,594

$50,000 to $74,999: 13,661

$75,000 to $99,999: 5,415

$100,000 to $149,999: 3,546

$150,000 to $199,999: 761

$200,000 or more: 972

Percent of families below poverty level: 11.1% (52.5% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 15,895