Spokane County, WA Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Spokane county washington dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school117,842100.0
Nursery school, preschool6,6205.6
Kindergarten5,9525.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)48,35041.0
High school (grades 9-12)26,23822.3
College or graduate school30,68226.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over266,829100.0
Less than 9th grade7,7792.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma21,3108.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)71,42826.8
Some college, no degree72,62727.2
Associate degree26,92110.1
Bachelor's degree43,51216.3
Graduate or professional degree23,2528.7
Percent high school graduate or higher89.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher25.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over330,037100.0
Never married83,45325.3
Now married, except separated180,10354.6
Separated5,4411.6
Widowed20,4306.2
Female
16,6475.0
Divorced40,61012.3
Female
23,7937.2
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years4,932100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren2,07242.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over307,944100.0
Civilian veterans52,15216.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years99,043100.0
With a disability7,3317.4
Population 21 to 64 years231,944100.0
With a disability43,84718.9
Percent employed
53.0(X)
No disability188,09781.1
Percent employed
78.3(X)
Population 65 years and over49,745100.0
With a disability21,49143.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over390,366100.0
Same house in 1995198,45750.8
Different house in the U.S. in 1995184,10447.2
Same county
115,19829.5
Different county
68,90617.7
Same state
28,9887.4
Different state
39,91810.2
Elsewhere in 19957,8052.0
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population417,939100.0
Native399,22895.5
Born in United States
394,18494.3
State of residence
219,79152.6
Different state
174,39341.7
Born outside United States
5,0441.2
Foreign born18,7114.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
9,1312.2
Naturalized citizen
8,0511.9
Not a citizen
10,6602.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)18,711100.0
Europe7,83641.9
Asia6,07532.5
Africa2321.2
Oceania1530.8
Latin America1,5558.3
Northern America2,86015.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over390,366100.0
English only364,64293.4
Language other than English25,7246.6
Speak English less than 'very well
10,3842.7
Spanish
7,9302.0
Speak English less than "very well"
2,2840.6
Other Indo-European languages
11,5233.0
Speak English less than "very well"
5,0421.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5,4311.4
Speak English less than "very well"
2,7140.7
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population417,939100.0

Total ancestries reported

454,760108.8
Arab9330.2
Czech12,4950.6
Danish5,3581.3
Dutch8,9332.1
English51,52412.3
French (except Basque)117,4534.2
French Canadian14,9821.2
German99,44823.8
Greek1,4410.3
Hungarian1,1920.3
Irish157,17213.7
Italian16,6384.0
Lithuanian4050.1
Norwegian27,7466.6
Polish7,0531.7
Portuguese9710.2
Russian5,2901.3
Scotch-Irish10,1032.4
Scottish12,2442.9
Slovak3330.1
Subsaharan African5510.1
Swedish15,2433.6
Swiss2,2180.5
Ukrainian2,4470.6
United States or American24,3835.8
Welsh4,9021.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1220.0
Other ancestries73,18017.5
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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