Recent estimates As of the second quarter of 2025, the median home value in Spokane County was $452,318. As of the 2024
American Community Survey, there are 224,960 estimated households in Spokane County with an average of 2.5 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $86,205. Approximately 12.5% of the county's population lives at or below the
poverty line. Spokane County has an estimated 59.0% employment rate, with 34.9% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 95.2% holding a high school diploma. There were 238,318 housing units at an average density of . The top five reported language (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (_%), Spanish (_%), Indo-European (_%), Asian and Pacific Islander (_%), and Other (_%). The median age in the county was 38.7 years.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, there were 539,339 people, 212,470 households, and 132,324 families residing in the county. Of the residents, 21.8% were under the age of 18 and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.4 males. 85.4% of residents lived in urban areas and 14.6% lived in rural areas. The
population density was and there were 224,019 housing units at an average density of ; 5.2% of those units were vacant. There were 212,470 households in the county, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 26.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 201,434 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 89.19%
White, 1.71%
African American, 1.55%
Native American, 2.11%
Asian, 0.40%
Pacific Islander, 1.25% from some other races and 3.79% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 4.51% of the population. There were 187,167 households, 30.9% had children under 18 living with them, 47.2% were
married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were not families; 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.44, and the average family size was 2.99. The median age was 36.8 years.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 417,939 people, 163,611 households, 106,019 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 175,005 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 88.62%
White, 2.00%
African American, 1.40%
Native American, 1.88%
Asian, 0.16%
Pacific Islander, 0.82% from some other races and 2.76% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.77% of the population. In terms of ancestry, about 22.0% were of
German, 10.7%
Irish, 9.9%
English, 7.6% American, and 6.4%
Norwegian. There were 163,611 households, 32.4% had children under 18 living with them, 49.9% were
married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were not families. About 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46, and the average family size was 3.02. In the county, the age distribution was 25.7% under 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females. there were 96.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $37,308, and for a family was $46,463. Males had a median income of $35,097 versus $25,526 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $19,233. About 8.30% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over. ==Law and government==