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Spokane Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 417,939
Land Area (2000): 4,567.796 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 44.251 square kilometers

Spokane Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	413,489	2002	430,339	2005	441,541
2000	419,542	2003	431,905	2006	448,278
2001	424,594	2004	436,113	2007	450,805

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	719,394	85.81%
Rural, Farm	7,479	0.89%
Rural, Non-farm	111,498	13.30%

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Spokane Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	173,723	164,263	9,460	5.45%	54
1991	175,392	164,779	10,613	6.05%	60
1992	179,204	167,449	11,756	6.56%	66
1993	183,994	173,597	10,397	5.65%	57
1994	191,403	181,625	9,778	5.11%	51
1995	198,812	188,504	10,309	5.19%	52
1996	203,890	193,727	10,164	4.98%	50
1997	208,013	199,174	8,839	4.25%	43
1998	213,700	204,799	8,901	4.17%	42
1999	219,581	208,870	10,711	4.88%	49
2000	211,201	200,279	10,922	5.17%	52
2001	210,953	197,100	13,853	6.57%	65
2002	212,954	196,628	16,326	7.67%	77
2003	215,566	199,279	16,287	7.56%	75
2004	220,046	205,653	14,393	6.54%	65
2005	224,816	212,094	12,722	5.66%	56
2006	227,699	216,357	11,342	4.98%	50
2007	233,266	222,184	11,081	4.75%	48
2008	235,094	221,406	13,688	5.82%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	176,239	164,622	11,617	6.59%	66
Feb 1990	176,536	164,770	11,766	6.66%	67
Mar 1990	176,255	165,132	11,123	6.31%	63
Apr 1990	173,822	164,435	9,387	5.40%	54
May 1990	174,101	165,020	9,081	5.22%	52
Jun 1990	172,241	163,540	8,701	5.05%	51
Jul 1990	172,237	163,809	8,428	4.89%	49
Aug 1990	171,947	163,967	7,980	4.64%	46
Sep 1990	168,298	160,246	8,052	4.78%	48
Oct 1990	171,673	163,488	8,185	4.77%	48
Nov 1990	174,712	165,715	8,997	5.15%	51
Dec 1990	176,618	166,414	10,204	5.78%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	175,242	163,047	12,195	6.96%	70
Feb 1991	176,718	163,044	13,674	7.74%	77
Mar 1991	175,150	162,783	12,367	7.06%	71
Apr 1991	174,395	164,798	9,597	5.50%	55
May 1991	174,457	164,789	9,668	5.54%	55
Jun 1991	175,736	165,630	10,106	5.75%	58
Jul 1991	172,940	163,025	9,915	5.73%	57
Aug 1991	172,400	163,085	9,315	5.40%	54
Sep 1991	171,992	162,845	9,147	5.32%	53
Oct 1991	175,999	166,097	9,902	5.63%	56
Nov 1991	179,072	168,785	10,287	5.74%	57
Dec 1991	180,600	169,418	11,182	6.19%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	178,761	164,395	14,366	8.04%	80
Feb 1992	179,141	164,051	15,090	8.42%	84
Mar 1992	178,453	164,869	13,584	7.61%	76
Apr 1992	177,895	166,908	10,987	6.18%	62
May 1992	178,244	167,294	10,950	6.14%	61
Jun 1992	175,368	163,812	11,556	6.59%	66
Jul 1992	178,283	167,370	10,913	6.12%	61
Aug 1992	176,441	165,549	10,892	6.17%	62
Sep 1992	174,822	164,555	10,267	5.87%	59
Oct 1992	183,652	173,591	10,061	5.48%	55
Nov 1992	184,652	173,855	10,797	5.85%	58
Dec 1992	184,741	173,134	11,607	6.28%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	182,063	168,629	13,434	7.38%	74
Feb 1993	182,810	168,474	14,336	7.84%	78
Mar 1993	181,586	168,723	12,863	7.08%	71
Apr 1993	181,076	170,906	10,170	5.62%	56
May 1993	183,021	173,689	9,332	5.10%	51
Jun 1993	181,428	171,630	9,798	5.40%	54
Jul 1993	182,362	172,942	9,420	5.17%	52
Aug 1993	180,504	171,162	9,342	5.18%	52
Sep 1993	181,306	172,733	8,573	4.73%	47
Oct 1993	188,142	179,376	8,766	4.66%	47
Nov 1993	190,072	181,245	8,827	4.64%	46
Dec 1993	193,558	183,651	9,907	5.12%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	192,449	179,825	12,624	6.56%	66
Feb 1994	192,884	179,597	13,287	6.89%	69
Mar 1994	190,073	178,028	12,045	6.34%	63
Apr 1994	188,814	179,389	9,425	4.99%	50
May 1994	190,097	181,532	8,565	4.51%	45
Jun 1994	185,625	176,606	9,019	4.86%	49
Jul 1994	188,361	179,795	8,566	4.55%	45
Aug 1994	188,998	180,302	8,696	4.60%	46
Sep 1994	186,340	178,380	7,960	4.27%	43
Oct 1994	194,361	186,054	8,307	4.27%	43
Nov 1994	198,886	189,856	9,030	4.54%	45
Dec 1994	199,945	190,134	9,811	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	198,910	186,777	12,133	6.10%	61
Feb 1995	200,976	188,019	12,957	6.45%	64
Mar 1995	200,023	188,179	11,844	5.92%	59
Apr 1995	199,015	188,736	10,279	5.16%	52
May 1995	198,704	189,151	9,553	4.81%	48
Jun 1995	195,841	186,005	9,836	5.02%	50
Jul 1995	195,618	186,036	9,582	4.90%	49
Aug 1995	195,242	185,713	9,529	4.88%	49
Sep 1995	193,544	184,690	8,854	4.57%	46
Oct 1995	200,218	191,261	8,957	4.47%	45
Nov 1995	203,340	193,540	9,800	4.82%	48
Dec 1995	204,313	193,935	10,378	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	202,816	189,530	13,286	6.55%	66
Feb 1996	203,505	190,123	13,382	6.58%	66
Mar 1996	203,154	190,822	12,332	6.07%	61
Apr 1996	202,816	192,530	10,286	5.07%	51
May 1996	204,820	195,228	9,592	4.68%	47
Jun 1996	203,392	194,014	9,378	4.61%	46
Jul 1996	202,620	193,213	9,407	4.64%	46
Aug 1996	202,352	193,379	8,973	4.43%	44
Sep 1996	200,513	192,411	8,102	4.04%	40
Oct 1996	203,330	194,778	8,552	4.21%	42
Nov 1996	207,959	199,005	8,954	4.31%	43
Dec 1996	209,405	199,685	9,720	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	206,620	195,076	11,544	5.59%	56
Feb 1997	207,887	195,744	12,143	5.84%	58
Mar 1997	207,456	196,246	11,210	5.40%	54
Apr 1997	205,545	196,675	8,870	4.32%	43
May 1997	207,214	199,430	7,784	3.76%	38
Jun 1997	205,274	196,818	8,456	4.12%	41
Jul 1997	206,770	198,945	7,825	3.78%	38
Aug 1997	207,048	198,839	8,209	3.96%	40
Sep 1997	206,181	199,046	7,135	3.46%	35
Oct 1997	208,529	201,547	6,982	3.35%	33
Nov 1997	212,686	205,299	7,387	3.47%	35
Dec 1997	214,946	206,427	8,519	3.96%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	213,557	203,053	10,504	4.92%	49
Feb 1998	213,809	203,258	10,551	4.93%	49
Mar 1998	213,468	203,340	10,128	4.74%	47
Apr 1998	211,644	204,070	7,574	3.58%	36
May 1998	213,450	206,353	7,097	3.32%	33
Jun 1998	210,491	202,300	8,191	3.89%	39
Jul 1998	208,884	201,046	7,838	3.75%	38
Aug 1998	208,152	200,133	8,019	3.85%	39
Sep 1998	210,304	202,793	7,511	3.57%	36
Oct 1998	216,840	207,150	9,690	4.47%	45
Nov 1998	220,223	210,595	9,628	4.37%	44
Dec 1998	223,573	213,494	10,079	4.51%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	222,787	209,804	12,983	5.83%	58
Feb 1999	221,979	208,483	13,496	6.08%	61
Mar 1999	220,760	208,598	12,162	5.51%	55
Apr 1999	217,216	207,146	10,070	4.64%	46
May 1999	218,999	209,065	9,934	4.54%	45
Jun 1999	219,763	208,347	11,416	5.19%	52
Jul 1999	216,889	206,117	10,772	4.97%	50
Aug 1999	215,790	206,426	9,364	4.34%	43
Sep 1999	215,077	205,639	9,438	4.39%	44
Oct 1999	219,146	209,742	9,404	4.29%	43
Nov 1999	222,183	212,917	9,266	4.17%	42
Dec 1999	224,388	214,159	10,229	4.56%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	213,222	200,267	12,955	6.08%	61
Feb 2000	214,778	200,962	13,816	6.43%	64
Mar 2000	213,502	201,404	12,098	5.67%	57
Apr 2000	211,042	200,853	10,189	4.83%	48
May 2000	210,424	200,711	9,713	4.62%	46
Jun 2000	209,121	198,606	10,515	5.03%	50
Jul 2000	207,509	197,295	10,214	4.92%	49
Aug 2000	207,964	197,396	10,568	5.08%	51
Sep 2000	207,787	198,924	8,863	4.27%	43
Oct 2000	210,062	200,749	9,313	4.43%	44
Nov 2000	213,520	202,363	11,157	5.23%	52
Dec 2000	215,477	203,817	11,660	5.41%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	215,041	200,621	14,420	6.71%	67
Feb 2001	214,965	199,495	15,470	7.20%	72
Mar 2001	212,918	198,128	14,790	6.95%	69
Apr 2001	211,415	198,280	13,135	6.21%	62
May 2001	209,104	197,499	11,605	5.55%	55
Jun 2001	208,418	195,206	13,212	6.34%	63
Jul 2001	205,240	192,868	12,372	6.03%	60
Aug 2001	206,221	192,752	13,469	6.53%	65
Sep 2001	206,414	194,600	11,814	5.72%	57
Oct 2001	210,954	197,472	13,482	6.39%	64
Nov 2001	214,803	199,349	15,454	7.19%	72
Dec 2001	215,944	198,929	17,015	7.88%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	211,533	191,221	20,312	9.60%	96
Feb 2002	213,807	193,918	19,889	9.30%	93
Mar 2002	213,180	194,184	18,996	8.91%	89
Apr 2002	211,994	194,879	17,115	8.07%	81
May 2002	211,551	196,606	14,945	7.06%	71
Jun 2002	211,647	195,803	15,844	7.49%	75
Jul 2002	209,070	193,654	15,416	7.37%	74
Aug 2002	210,597	195,075	15,522	7.37%	74
Sep 2002	212,508	199,002	13,506	6.36%	64
Oct 2002	213,795	200,434	13,361	6.25%	62
Nov 2002	216,848	201,868	14,980	6.91%	69
Dec 2002	218,918	202,887	16,031	7.32%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	217,190	198,640	18,550	8.54%	85
Feb 2003	217,066	198,538	18,528	8.54%	85
Mar 2003	214,747	197,724	17,023	7.93%	79
Apr 2003	214,171	198,095	16,076	7.51%	75
May 2003	213,270	198,149	15,121	7.09%	71
Jun 2003	213,399	196,474	16,925	7.93%	79
Jul 2003	211,495	195,190	16,305	7.71%	77
Aug 2003	212,411	195,953	16,458	7.75%	77
Sep 2003	212,611	198,015	14,596	6.87%	69
Oct 2003	217,269	203,143	14,126	6.50%	65
Nov 2003	221,302	205,640	15,662	7.08%	71
Dec 2003	221,856	205,783	16,073	7.24%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	221,260	202,415	18,845	8.52%	85
Feb 2004	221,571	203,335	18,236	8.23%	82
Mar 2004	220,887	204,248	16,639	7.53%	75
Apr 2004	219,317	204,907	14,410	6.57%	66
May 2004	218,518	205,395	13,123	6.01%	60
Jun 2004	216,653	202,576	14,077	6.50%	65
Jul 2004	217,067	203,343	13,724	6.32%	63
Aug 2004	216,082	202,779	13,303	6.16%	62
Sep 2004	215,867	204,250	11,617	5.38%	54
Oct 2004	221,133	209,531	11,602	5.25%	52
Nov 2004	225,372	212,345	13,027	5.78%	58
Dec 2004	226,822	212,712	14,110	6.22%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	225,168	209,141	16,027	7.12%	71
Feb 2005	225,853	209,744	16,109	7.13%	71
Mar 2005	224,377	210,918	13,459	6.00%	60
Apr 2005	224,219	211,474	12,745	5.68%	57
May 2005	223,269	211,569	11,700	5.24%	52
Jun 2005	220,604	208,455	12,149	5.51%	55
Jul 2005	221,380	209,172	12,208	5.51%	55
Aug 2005	221,733	209,655	12,078	5.45%	54
Sep 2005	223,339	212,151	11,188	5.01%	50
Oct 2005	226,829	216,115	10,714	4.72%	47
Nov 2005	230,332	218,490	11,842	5.14%	51
Dec 2005	230,692	218,249	12,443	5.39%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	227,372	214,083	13,289	5.84%	58
Feb 2006	229,061	215,146	13,915	6.07%	61
Mar 2006	227,543	215,705	11,838	5.20%	52
Apr 2006	226,937	215,745	11,192	4.93%	49
May 2006	225,551	214,970	10,581	4.69%	47
Jun 2006	224,847	213,655	11,192	4.98%	50
Jul 2006	221,629	210,147	11,482	5.18%	52
Aug 2006	223,687	212,655	11,032	4.93%	49
Sep 2006	225,860	215,932	9,928	4.40%	44
Oct 2006	229,329	220,157	9,172	4.00%	40
Nov 2006	234,600	223,732	10,868	4.63%	46
Dec 2006	235,976	224,356	11,620	4.92%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	233,290	219,544	13,746	5.89%	59
Feb 2007	234,649	221,054	13,595	5.79%	58
Mar 2007	233,617	222,411	11,206	4.80%	48
Apr 2007	232,381	222,276	10,105	4.35%	43
May 2007	231,715	222,286	9,429	4.07%	41
Jun 2007	230,089	219,780	10,309	4.48%	45
Jul 2007	227,699	216,549	11,150	4.90%	49
Aug 2007	227,039	216,570	10,469	4.61%	46
Sep 2007	232,892	222,964	9,928	4.26%	43
Oct 2007	235,911	226,194	9,717	4.12%	41
Nov 2007	239,731	228,691	11,040	4.61%	46
Dec 2007	240,173	227,892	12,281	5.11%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	237,825	223,516	14,309	6.02%	60
Feb 2008	237,901	222,727	15,174	6.38%	64
Mar 2008	239,554	225,016	14,538	6.07%	61
Apr 2008	236,646	224,607	12,039	5.09%	51
May 2008	234,864	222,485	12,379	5.27%	53
Jun 2008	232,427	218,564	13,863	5.96%	60
Jul 2008	230,137	216,348	13,789	5.99%	60
Aug 2008	231,735	217,570	14,165	6.11%	61
Sep 2008	234,756	221,824	12,932	5.51%	55
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Spokane Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	21,830	10.94%
2.	Educational Services	12,220	6.12%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	11,808	5.92%
4.	Health Care	11,310	5.67%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	10,664	5.34%
6.	Public Administration	10,496	5.26%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	7,828	3.92%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	6,980	3.50%
9.	Finance and Insurance	6,628	3.32%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	6,086	3.05%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	5,262	2.64%
12.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	4,672	2.34%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	4,656	2.33%
14.	Truck Transportation	3,996	2.00%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,664	1.84%
16.	Other Transportation	3,240	1.62%
17.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	3,222	1.61%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,036	1.52%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,030	1.52%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	2,864	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	34,480	18.84%
2.	Educational Services	24,624	13.46%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	13,944	7.62%
4.	Finance and Insurance	13,400	7.32%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	9,646	5.27%
6.	Social Assistance	7,552	4.13%
7.	Public Administration	7,526	4.11%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	5,356	2.93%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	5,194	2.84%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	5,064	2.77%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	4,534	2.48%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,878	2.12%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,470	1.90%
14.	Construction	2,656	1.45%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,572	1.41%
16.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	2,452	1.34%
17.	Other Direct Selling Estab	1,686	0.92%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	1,686	0.92%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,602	0.88%
20.	Private Household Services	1,588	0.87%

Spokane Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	10,052	5.04%
2.	Other Management Occupations	10,036	5.03%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	8,204	4.11%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	7,840	3.93%
5.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	7,496	3.76%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	7,362	3.69%
7.	Other Production Occupations	6,936	3.47%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	6,412	3.21%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	6,282	3.15%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	5,906	2.96%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	5,610	2.81%
12.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	5,384	2.70%
13.	Other Construction Trades	4,746	2.38%
14.	Computer Specialists	4,616	2.31%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	4,072	2.04%
16.	Top Executives	3,838	1.92%
17.	Carpenters	3,662	1.83%
18.	Engineers	3,426	1.72%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,398	1.70%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	3,310	1.66%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	12,212	6.67%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	9,852	5.38%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	8,198	4.48%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	7,808	4.27%
5.	Registered Nurses	7,122	3.89%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	7,044	3.85%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	6,638	3.63%
8.	Other Management Occupations	5,846	3.19%
9.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	5,484	3.00%
10.	Health Technologists and Technicians	5,278	2.88%
11.	Cashiers	5,130	2.80%
12.	Child Care Workers	4,720	2.58%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	4,648	2.54%
14.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	4,578	2.50%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	4,520	2.47%
16.	Customer Service Representatives	4,272	2.33%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	4,228	2.31%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	3,814	2.08%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,662	2.00%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	3,644	1.99%

Spokane Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	334,023	51.39%
15-35 hours	98,618	15.17%
1-14 hours	21,729	3.34%
No regular hours	195,568	30.09%

Spokane Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	12,761	3.47%
5 AM-5:29 AM	9,633	2.62%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	16,466	4.48%
6 AM-6:29 AM	30,213	8.22%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	40,717	11.08%
7 AM-7:29 AM	56,424	15.35%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	60,506	16.46%
8 AM-8:29 AM	33,525	9.12%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	17,783	4.84%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	19,584	5.33%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	9,678	2.63%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	5,472	1.49%
Noon-3:59 PM	29,168	7.94%
4 PM-11:59 PM	25,600	6.97%

Spokane Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	11,762	3.20%
5-9	42,183	11.48%
10-14	63,730	17.34%
15-19	71,378	19.42%
20-24	66,325	18.05%
25-29	25,653	6.98%
30-34	43,865	11.94%
35-39	7,878	2.14%
40-44	8,194	2.23%
45-59	14,169	3.86%
60-89	6,772	1.84%
At least 90	5,621	1.53%

Spokane Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	4,078	1.11%	276,953	75.36%
30-44	2,922	0.80%	57,015	15.51%
45-59	1,686	0.46%	12,483	3.40%
At least 60	1,984	0.54%	10,409	2.83%

Spokane Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	2,198	0.57%
Car / truck / van, carpool	47,148	12.29%
Car / truck / van, solo	294,128	76.69%
Motorcycle	472	0.12%
Other	2,048	0.53%
Public transportation	10,670	2.78%
Walked	10,866	2.83%
Worked at home	15,979	4.17%

Spokane Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Spokane Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 327,652 (806,406 people)
: 214,726 (645,824 people)
: 84,352
: 398,685
Spokane Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	32,747	9.97%
$10,000-$14,999	23,649	7.20%
$15,000-$19,999	24,167	7.36%
$20,000-$24,999	25,078	7.63%
$25,000-$29,999	24,265	7.38%
$30,000-$34,999	23,506	7.15%
$35,000-$39,999	21,159	6.44%
$40,000-$44,999	19,523	5.94%
$45,000-$49,999	16,912	5.15%
$50,000-$59,999	30,980	9.43%
$60,000-$74,999	32,549	9.91%
$75,000-$99,999	27,997	8.52%
$100,000-$124,999	12,613	3.84%
$125,000-$149,999	5,323	1.62%
$150,000-$199,999	3,936	1.20%
$200,000 or more	4,174	1.27%

Spokane Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	46,052	28.15%
Family, 2 people	46,298	28.30%
Nonfamily, 2 people	9,130	5.58%
Family, 3 people	23,988	14.66%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,574	0.96%
Family, 4 people	21,334	13.04%
Nonfamily, 4 people	553	0.34%
Family, 5 people	9,253	5.66%
Nonfamily, 5 people	173	0.11%
Family, 6 people	3,278	2.00%
Nonfamily, 6 people	63	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	1,866	1.14%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	49	0.03%

Spokane Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	260,059	28.96%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	120,554	13.42%
Public Assistance	16,192	1.80%
Retirement	54,514	6.07%
Self Employment	39,050	4.35%
Social Security	84,350	9.39%
Supplemental Security	14,389	1.60%
Wage / Salary	250,732	27.92%
Other	58,164	6.48%

Spokane Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	91,300	54.32%
With children under 18	76,764	45.68%

Spokane Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	33,701	10.49%
Married	188,323	58.61%
Never Married	91,693	28.54%
Widowed	7,609	2.37%

Spokane Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	47,661	13.99%
Married	184,127	54.03%
Never Married	75,555	22.17%
Widowed	33,418	9.81%

Spokane Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Spokane Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Spokane Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	16,685	2.67%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	58,588	9.39%
High school diploma or equivalent	168,867	27.06%
Some college, no degree	179,603	28.78%
Associate degree	60,701	9.73%
Bachelors degree	92,512	14.83%
Graduate or professional degree	47,011	7.53%

Spokane Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	6,378	1.53%	6,894	1.65%	13,272	3.18%
Kindergarten	10,075	2.41%	1,875	0.45%	11,950	2.86%
Grades 1-4	43,352	10.37%	4,818	1.15%	48,170	11.53%
Grades 5-8	43,862	10.49%	4,968	1.19%	48,830	11.68%
Grades 9-12	48,956	11.71%	3,690	0.88%	52,646	12.60%
Undergrad college	41,360	9.90%	10,992	2.63%	52,352	12.53%
Graduate or professional school	5,703	1.36%	3,409	0.82%	9,112	2.18%
Total	199,686	47.78%	36,646	8.77%	236,332	56.55%

Spokane Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Spokane Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Spokane Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	1,283	1,243
2002	1,172	1,025
2003	1,244	1,025
2004	1,251	1,032

Spokane Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Spokane Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Spokane Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	712,098	87.70%
Below Poverty Level	99,915	12.30%

Spokane Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Spokane Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 3,396
Spokane Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	3.011	0.307	0.036	1.231	4.585	13.309	37.846	3.497	54.652
2000	2.712	0.284	0.029	1.132	4.157	11.138	39.846	4.567	55.551
2001	2.833	0.316	0.024	1.345	4.517	11.597	40.163	5.937	57.697
2002	2.596	0.339	0.046	1.118	4.099	10.076	36.657	5.686	52.419
2003	2.369	0.326	0.037	1.060	3.793	10.808	38.909	5.198	54.915
2004	2.566	0.337	0.034	0.871	3.809	12.206	43.613	6.145	61.963
2005	2.865	0.301	0.036	0.820	4.022	8.950	28.672	6.108	43.731
2006	0.000	0.640	0.047	2.135	2.822	11.738	28.192	6.349	46.279
2007	2.999	0.264	0.031	1.100	4.394	7.416	24.583	6.082	38.081

Spokane Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	24,494
2000	25,050
2001	26,416
2002	24,322

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Spokane Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Spokane Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	57,212	13.69%
10-19 Years	64,066	15.33%
20-29 Years	57,239	13.70%
30-39 Years	60,002	14.36%
40-49 Years	65,840	15.75%
50-59 Years	46,928	11.23%
60-69 Years	27,850	6.66%
70-79 Years	23,187	5.55%
80-89 Years	13,006	3.11%
90+ Years	2,609	0.62%

Spokane Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	205,138	49.08%
Female	212,801	50.92%

Spokane Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	375,427	89.83%
Hispanic/Latino	11,561	2.77%
Multiracial	10,050	2.40%
Asian	7,758	1.86%
African-American	6,437	1.54%
Amerindian	5,478	1.31%
Pacific Islander	630	0.15%
Other Race	598	0.14%

Spokane Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	199,712	24.75%
2.	Irish	114,266	14.16%
3.	English	103,396	12.82%
4.	Norwegian	55,810	6.92%
5.	United States Or American	48,929	6.06%
6.	French Non-Basque	35,030	4.34%
7.	Italian	33,331	4.13%
8.	Swedish	30,638	3.80%
9.	Scottish	24,613	3.05%
10.	Scotch Irish	20,269	2.51%

Spokane Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	731,609	93.43%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	15,897	2.03%
3.	Russian	7,002	0.89%
4.	German	5,364	0.69%
5.	French	3,308	0.42%
6.	Vietnamese	2,314	0.30%
7.	Other Slavic	2,098	0.27%
8.	Japanese	1,960	0.25%
9.	Chinese	1,446	0.18%
10.	Tagalog	1,374	0.18%

Spokane Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	800,921	95.53%
Naturalized immigrant	16,124	1.92%
Not a citizen	21,326	2.54%

Spokane Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Spokane Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Spokane Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Spokane County

Spokane Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Airway Heights	Greenacres	Otis Orchards
Chattaroy	Latah	Rockford
Cheney	Liberty Lake	Spangle
Colbert	Marshall	Spokane
Country Homes	Mead	Town and Country
Deer Park	Medical Lake	Trentwood
Dishman	Mica	Turnbull
Elk	Millwood	Valleyford
Fairchild AFB	Mount Spokane	Veradale
Fairfield	Newman Lake	Waverly
Fairwood	Nine Mile Falls
Four Lakes	Opportunity

Spokane (251,007)	Mount Spokane (5,244)	Spangle (240)
Opportunity (25,065)	Country Homes (5,203)	Latah (151)
Deer Park (23,333)	Greenacres (5,158)	Waverly (121)
Airway Heights (10,462)	Town and Country (4,452)	Mead
Dishman (10,031)	Trentwood (4,388)	Elk
Veradale (9,387)	Marshall (4,387)	Chattaroy
Colbert (9,385)	Fairchild AFB (4,357)	Four Lakes
Cheney (8,832)	Turnbull (2,412)	Mica
Medical Lake (8,400)	Valleyford (2,251)	Newman Lake
Fairwood (6,764)	Rockford (1,836)	Nine Mile Falls
Liberty Lake (6,612)	Millwood (1,649)
Otis Orchards (6,318)	Fairfield (494)