ZIP Code Tabulation Area

99205

Spokane, WA · ACS 2020–2024

Download data

Latest estimates

At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
43,169
Median household income
$77,374
People below poverty
8.8%
Median home value
$327,400

Income

The median income of households in 99205 was $77,374. An estimated 3.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 99205 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than $10,000 3.1
$10,000 to $14,999 2.9
$15,000 to $24,999 5
$25,000 to $34,999 6.7
$35,000 to $49,999 12.5
$50,000 to $74,999 18.8
$75,000 to $99,999 18.2
$100,000 to $149,999 22.1
$150,000 to $199,999 7.5
$200,000 or more 3.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 99205 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Dollars
Male 58801
Female 54871

An estimated 80.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,746. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 99205 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Earnings 80.3
Social Security 28.7
Retirement income 20.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.7
Cash public assistance income 4.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 99205 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
People in poverty 8.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.9

In 2020-2024, 17.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 44.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 38.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 99205 in 2020-2024, 93.7% had health insurance coverage and 6.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.6% and public coverage was 41.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.2%.


In 2020-2024, 99205 had a total population of 43,169 - 21,690 (50.2%) females and 21,479 (49.8%) males. The median age was 37 years. An estimated 21.7% of the population was under 18 years, 38.3% was 19 to 44 years, 23.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 99205 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1115 1135
5 to 9 1270 1271
10 to 14 1661 1084
15 to 19 1553 1138
20 to 24 1049 1456
25 to 29 1797 1722
30 to 34 2013 1946
35 to 39 1806 1930
40 to 44 1662 1146
45 to 49 1010 1273
50 to 54 1252 1537
55 to 59 962 1076
60 to 64 1601 1495
65 to 69 1111 1220
70 to 74 786 999
75 to 79 361 574
80 to 84 311 309
85 and over 159 379

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 82.6% were White; 2% were Black or African American; 9.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.3% were Asian; 0.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.2% of the people in 99205 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 80.5% of the people in 99205 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 17,674 households in 99205. The average household size was 2.42 people.

Married-couple households made up 40.2% of the households in 99205 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.5% of all households, while 19% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.8% of all households.

In 99205, 29.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 99205 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Married-couple households 40.2
Cohabiting Couples 10.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.7% of males and 41.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 38.6 31.4
Now married, except separated 43.7 41.2
Separated 1.3 1.1
Widowed 3 6.7
Divorced 13.5 19.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 99205, 1,013 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 45.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.5% of the people living in 99205 were U.S. natives. 60.5% of the 99205 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.5% of 99205 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 59.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 99205 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 99205.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 99205 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Latin America 29
Asia 29.9
Europe 20.7
Africa 5.5
Northern America 2.1
Oceania 12.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 99205 in 2020-2024, 6.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.8% of people at least five years old; 2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 99205 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Spanish 2.8
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 99205 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 99205 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Same house 87.7
Different house, same county 7.9
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 2
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 93 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 99205 was 9,177 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 473 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,026. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,678.

Educational Attainment of People in 99205 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than high school diploma 7
High school diploma or equivalency 26.1
Some college, no degree 27
Associate's degree 13.8
Bachelor's degree 18
Graduate or professional degree 8.2

Disability

In 99205, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.8% of people under 18 years old, to 14.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 35.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 99205, 64.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 17,777 78.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,357 14.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,259 5.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 99205 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 99205 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.8
Construction 6.1
Manufacturing 9
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 13.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.8
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.2
Other Services, except public administration 6
Public administration 5.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 99205 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,093 35.9
Service occupations 4,095 18.1
Sales and office occupations 4,891 21.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,935 8.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,559 15.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.6% of 99205 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 99205 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.7
Walked 2.3
Other means 1.8
Worked from home 14.7

In 2020-2024, 99205 had a total of 18,620 housing units. Of these housing units, 88.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 11.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 99205 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Single-family houses 88.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 11.1
Mobile homes 0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

1.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 32.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 99205 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 62.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 99205 had 17,674 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 946 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 72.5% while renters occupied 27.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.46 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.31.

4.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.5% and another 22.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 99205:

House Heating Fuel Used in 99205 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Gas 68.2
Electricity 28.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 99205 was $327,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 70.3 % had a mortgage. 29.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,601 and for owners without a mortgage it was $527.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 99205 was $1,316. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.