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The demographics of Spokane have continued to diversify over the years to create a large composition of race and age in the Spokane community. With a growing young community, Spokane is progressing more and more each day with 123,304 of the population under the age of 20. For more demographic data, visit Spokane Community Indicators.
Racial Composition
| 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 |
| White alone |
381,934 |
376,254 |
386,522 |
405,416 |
419,106 |
421,007 |
| Black or African American alone |
5,623 |
5,953 |
6,651 |
7,665 |
7,596 |
9,692 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone |
7,703 |
4,688 |
7,819 |
4,234 |
4,696 |
6,601 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander alone |
6,089 |
8,861 |
8,104 |
10,064 |
11,729 |
11,792 |
| Some other race alone |
1,756 |
4,107 |
2,947 |
4,331 |
4,564 |
5,798 |
| Hispanic (may be any race) |
10,709 |
12,243 |
13,165 |
15,396 |
18,605 |
21,336 |
| Population of two or more races: |
8,726 |
12,497 |
8,549 |
13,760 |
14,986 |
16,805 |
| Total: |
403,240 |
412,360 |
420,592 |
446,706 |
462,677 |
472,147 |
Age Distribution
| 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 |
| Under 20 |
121,278 |
122,305 |
120,575 |
122,411 |
124,265 |
125,251 |
| 20-24 |
30,336 |
33,135 |
35,068 |
37,242 |
38,363 |
38,015 |
| 25-34 |
54,674 |
55,069 |
54,721 |
56,437 |
59,590 |
62,297 |
| 35-44 |
66,025 |
64,378 |
61,717 |
61,169 |
59,509 |
57,743 |
| 45-54 |
59,551 |
62,756 |
63,853 |
66,233 |
67,565 |
67,825 |
| 55-64 |
34,126 |
38,586 |
43,230 |
48,715 |
53,675 |
59,121 |
| 65+ |
51,949 |
52,526 |
52,741 |
54,544 |
57,336 |
60,969 |
| Total: |
417,939 |
428,755 |
431,905 |
446,751 |
460,303 |
471,221 |
Source: American Community Survey via Spokane Community Indicators
Source: Office of Financial Management
Note: Differences in population numbers are due to different methodologies in data collection by the two sources.
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