Spokane, Washington population is 230,783 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #103 nationally and #2 in Washington. Cost of living runs 0.3% above the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $103,677/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
At a glance.
2025 population
230,783
+495 in the last year
Top 1% of 19,483 U.S. cities
Census Vintage 2025
Cost of living
RPP 100.3
+0.3% vs US
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro · BEA 2024
Family-of-4 budget
$103,677/yr
+29% vs US
Modeled 2025 · federal sources
Median HH income
$70,064
−9.8% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
Median home value
$363,500
+20% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
2-BR fair-market rent
$1,531/mo
HUD FY2026 · 40th pct
Avg July high
86°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
88%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
How many people live in Spokane?
230,783 people live in Spokane as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #103 largest U.S. city.
Source detail
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population grew 0.8% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 228,965 → 2025: 230,783 (+0.8%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
228,965
April 1, 2020
2020
229,175
July 1, 2020
2021
230,488
July 1, 2021
2022
230,603
July 1, 2022
2023
229,957
July 1, 2023
2024
230,288
July 1, 2024
2025
230,783
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 6.0% from 2010 to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
Spokane is the #103 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #2 in Washington.
▸ Show the analyst detail (9 rows)
Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
228,965
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+1,818
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+0.8%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
+495
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+0.2%
within V2025 only
Density
3,356
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
68.8
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#103
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#2
of 281 in Washington
What is the median household income in Spokane?
Median household income is 10% below the U.S. median ($70,064 vs $77,719); 13.8% live in poverty — 1.3 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Median household income$70,064
US
Spokane: $70,064 — 10% below the US median of $77,719.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data
Spokane
$70,064
United States
$77,719
Income and poverty estimates for Spokane from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
70,064-9.8% vs US
±1,594
Per capita income
40,080-7.4% vs US
±802
Population in poverty
13.8%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 20% above the U.S. median ($363,500 vs $303,400); median rent is 10% below ($1,215 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 5.2×, making it 1.3× as cost-burdened as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Median home value$363,500
US
Spokane: $363,500 — 20% above the US median of $303,400.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,531/mo
US
Spokane: $1,531/mo — 42% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Spokane. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
4.5%
Spokane (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
112,194
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
15.0%+7.0% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Spokane sits in Spokane County:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Spokane County
10.8%
$85,192
4.5%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Spokane's linked county in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
47,926
$1,277 / wk
#2
Retail trade (44-45)
26,288
$843 / wk
#3
Accommodation and food services (72)
20,040
$570 / wk
#4
Manufacturing (31-33)
16,191
$1,430 / wk
#5
Construction (23)
13,803
$1,365 / wk
What workers earn in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest tracked occupation in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro (10,580 jobs, median $47,410/yr).
▸ Show all 13 occupations
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
10,580
$47,410
$22.80
Fast Food and Counter Workers
7,870
$35,780
$17.20
Stockers and Order Fillers
5,330
$40,510
$19.48
Cashiers
4,470
$36,290
$17.45
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
4,090
$40,070
$19.27
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
4,050
$44,510
$21.40
Office Clerks, General
3,950
$47,600
$22.88
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
7,400
$36,880
$17.73
Registered Nurses · benchmark
6,850
$111,750
$53.73
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
3,890
$62,980
$30.28
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
3,290
$119,420
$57.41
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run within 1 point of the U.S. average (RPP 100.3); utilities stand out at RPP 91.2 (8.8% below the U.S. average).
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 100.3
US
Spokane's cost of living runs 0.3% above the U.S. average (RPP 100.3 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 100.3
+0.3% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,531/mo
FY2026 · Spokane, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
0%
no state income tax · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$8,640/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$4,259/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in Washington · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
6.0% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (3.1% of residents 5+).
A quick read on Spokane's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
Public school districts serving Spokane, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts, and one district often serves multiple cities. Sorted primary district first. See methodology §12 for the consolidated-city fallback and Milford CT special case.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What is the climate like in Spokane?
Hottest month: July (86°F avg high). Coldest: December (25°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 16.9 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Spokane from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Natural-hazard exposure for Spokane from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Spokane County
90.0
Relatively Moderate
Cold Wave 97.5 Relatively High · Ice Storm 97.0 Very High · Wildfire 96.6 Relatively Moderate
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in Spokane?
19 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 88% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Spokane from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
19 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
16
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
88.1%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
88.1%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
113,862
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
How much crime is reported in Spokane?
In 2024, law enforcement reported 1,549 violent and 11,111 property offenses in the Spokane jurisdiction — a violent-crime rate of 674.9 per 100,000, above the U.S. estimate of 359.1.
Reported offenses known to law enforcement from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program (CIUS Table 8), 2024. Figures describe the FBI agency jurisdiction: Spokane — an FBI jurisdiction population of 229,529, versus the Census place population of 230,783. The rate per 100,000 is the FBI's own (count ÷ that jurisdiction population), never divided by the Census place figure. These are reported crimes under voluntary participation — not measured or victimization crime — and the FBI cautions against using them to rank or compare places. See methodology §31.
Offenses known, 2024
Count
Rate /100k
U.S. rate
Violent crime
1,549
674.9
359.1
Property crime
11,111
4,840.8
1,760.1
▸ Offense breakdown and 3-year trend
Offense, 2024
Count
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter
16
Rape
176
Robbery
333
Aggravated assault
1,024
Burglary
1,484
Larceny-theft
8,421
Motor vehicle theft
1,206
Arson (12-month reporters only)
127
Year
Violent /100k
Property /100k
Jurisdiction pop.
2022
672.1
5,736.4
229,292
2023
712.8
5,414.7
230,648
2024
674.9
4,840.8
229,529
Only years the agency reported a complete 12 months appear; the FBI does not estimate missing agency-years, so a gap is a non-reporting year, not zero crime.
U.S. rate is the FBI national estimate (imputes non-reporting agencies); the city figures are reported-only. Source: FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (2022–2024) · FBI agency jurisdiction: Spokane · methodology → · FBI Crime Data Explorer →
In-state context.
Spokane sits at state rank #2 among 281 cities in Washington. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Hialeah, FL · #102 · 230,968 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Tacoma, WA · #104 · 229,816 residents.
Quick travel facts for Spokane
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Spokane International Airport(GEG) ·
6 mi 9 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Jun, Sep · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about Spokane.
How many people live in Spokane, WA?
Spokane has 230,783 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #103 largest city in the United States and #2 in Washington. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Spokane growing or shrinking?
Spokane has grown 0.8% since the April 2020 census baseline, adding 1,818 residents, including a 0.2% increase from 2024 to 2025. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
Spokane covers 68.8 square miles of land, with a population density of about 3,356 residents per square mile. Source: Census Gazetteer 2025.
What is the median household income in Spokane?
$70,064, about 10% below the U.S. median. Source: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID5367000
Last build2026-07-02
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for Spokane is 5367000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
