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Language Spoken At Home in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 440,506 | 100% |
English only | 406,881 | 92.4% |
Language other than English | 33,625 | 7.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,380 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 10,160 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,131 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 14,402 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,592 | 1.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 7,440 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,853 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 1,623 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 804 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 470,375 | 100% |
American | 22,978 | 4.9% |
Arab | 1,846 | 0.4% |
Czech | 2,738 | 0.6% |
Danish | 4,821 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 9,923 | 2.1% |
English | 58,156 | 12.4% |
French (except Basque) | 18,182 | 3.9% |
French Canadian | 4,975 | 1.1% |
German | 117,582 | 25.0% |
Greek | 2,106 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 1,268 | 0.3% |
Irish | 66,119 | 14.1% |
Italian | 22,708 | 4.8% |
Lithuanian | 552 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 30,069 | 6.4% |
Polish | 8,334 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 1,349 | 0.3% |
Russian | 6,451 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,334 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 14,945 | 3.2% |
Slovak | 314 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,618 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 17,455 | 3.7% |
Swiss | 2,566 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 3,751 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 4,630 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 261 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 187,397 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 119,436 | 63.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 54,299 | 29.0% |
Married-couple family | 91,088 | 48.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 37,530 | 20.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 8,052 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,519 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 20,296 | 10.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,250 | 6.5% |
Nonfamily households | 67,961 | 36.3% |
Householder living alone | 53,690 | 28.7% |
65 years and over | 19,074 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 58,593 | 31.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 44,191 | 23.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 454,687 | 100% |
Householder | 187,397 | 41.2% |
Spouse | 91,057 | 20.0% |
Child | 128,352 | 28.2% |
Other relatives | 18,050 | 4.0% |
Nonrelatives | 29,831 | 6.6% |
Unmarried partner | 13,378 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 186,177 | 100% |
Never married | 62,119 | 33.4% |
Now married, except separated | 95,821 | 51.5% |
Separated | 2,232 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 4,500 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 21,505 | 11.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 194,166 | 100% |
Never married | 51,467 | 26.5% |
Now married, except separated | 94,740 | 48.8% |
Separated | 3,259 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 16,120 | 8.3% |
Divorced | 28,580 | 14.7% |
Fertility in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 6,077 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,824 | 30.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,880 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,727 | 39.6% |
Less than 1 year | 775 | 11.3% |
1 or 2 years | 509 | 7.4% |
3 or 4 years | 485 | 7.0% |
5 or more years | 958 | 13.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,727 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,767 | 64.8% |
Who are married | 1,548 | 56.8% |
School Enrollment in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 124,884 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 7,329 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 5,490 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 47,773 | 38.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 24,655 | 19.7% |
College or graduate school | 39,637 | 31.7% |
Educational Attainment in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 308,165 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,175 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 15,962 | 5.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 78,016 | 25.3% |
Some college, no degree | 84,811 | 27.5% |
Associate's degree | 34,897 | 11.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 56,246 | 18.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 32,058 | 10.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.7% |
Veteran Status in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 358,779 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 47,761 | 13.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 461,034 | 100% |
With a disability | 61,760 | 13.4% |
Under 18 years | 108,723 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,562 | 5.1% |
18 to 64 years | 292,713 | 100% |
With a disability | 33,108 | 11.3% |
65 years and over | 59,598 | 100% |
With a disability | 23,090 | 38.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 464,866 | 100% |
Same house | 378,669 | 81.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 83,834 | 18.0% |
Same county | 57,365 | 12.3% |
Different county | 26,469 | 5.7% |
Same state | 11,011 | 2.4% |
Different state | 15,458 | 3.3% |
Abroad | 2,363 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 470,375 | 100% |
Native | 444,588 | 94.5% |
Born in United States | 438,078 | 93.1% |
State of residence | 247,060 | 52.5% |
Different state | 191,018 | 40.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 6,510 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 25,787 | 5.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 25,787 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 12,592 | 48.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 13,195 | 51.2% |
Year of Entry in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 32,297 | 100% |
Native | 6,510 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 116 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,394 | 98.2% |
Foreign born | 25,787 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 756 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 25,031 | 97.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Spokane
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 25,777 | 100% |
Europe | 9,085 | 35.2% |
Asia | 9,075 | 35.2% |
Africa | 834 | 3.2% |
Oceania | 776 | 3.0% |
Latin America | 3,675 | 14.3% |
Northern America | 2,332 | 9.0% |