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Spokane Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Spokane Area is $25,685, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Spokane Area median household income is $49,417. On average Spokane Area residents spend 21.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #267

Spokane Area	25,685 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Spokane Area	28,610 USD
Washington	33,492 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Spokane Area	34,023 USD
Washington	41,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Spokane Area	23,517 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #285

Spokane Area	49,417 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Spokane Area	63,349 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Spokane Area	6.95%
Washington	31.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Spokane Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Washington and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Spokane Area		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.61%	$13,175, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.22%	$17,585, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.13%	$3,386, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.42%	$22,207, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Spokane Area	62,125 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Spokane Area	75,995 USD
Washington	92,527 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Spokane Area	Washington	U.S.
White	$50,724, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$33,329, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,120, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Asian	$41,753, see rank	$72,430	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$29,563, see rank	$40,218	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$16,791, see rank	$53,904	$53,370
One Race, Other	$31,042, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$35,379, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Spokane Area	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$22,641, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,449, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,197, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$37,626, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Spokane Area	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	425,902, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	209,343, 49.15%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	135,921, 64.93%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,316, 1.11%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	133,605, 63.82%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	120,393, 90.11%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	13,212, 9.89%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	73,422, 35.07%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	216,559, 50.85%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	121,778, 56.23%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	227, 0.10%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	121,551, 56.13%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	111,392, 91.64%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,159, 8.36%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	94,781, 43.77%, see rank	40.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Spokane Area	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	228,822, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	176,798, 77.26%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	22,953, 10.03%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5,862, 2.56%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	6,901, 3.02%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	3,830, 1.67%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	12,478, 5.45%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Spokane Area	21.4 minutes
Washington	25.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Spokane Area	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	231,785	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	120,393, 51.94%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	38,638, 32.09%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	18,377, 15.26%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	23,334, 19.38%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	895, 0.74%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10,235, 8.50%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22,084, 18.34%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	111,392, 48.06%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	42,668, 38.30%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	26,714, 23.98%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,555, 32.82%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	169, 0.15%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	434, 0.39%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,584, 4.12%, see rank	5.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Spokane Area	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	231,785, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,997, 1.29%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	13,570, 5.85%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	19,590, 8.45%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8,142, 3.51%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	29,193, 12.59%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	11,417, 4.93%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	4,110, 1.77%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	15,025, 6.48%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	21,578, 9.31%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	60,229, 25.98%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	22,548, 9.73%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	12,054, 5.20%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	11,332, 4.89%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Spokane Area	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	82,537	15.93%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	14,257	10.53%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.