Spokane County vs. Pend Oreille County

	Spokane County (WA)	Pend Oreille County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	514,631	13,602
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.2%	4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	471,229	13,001
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	471,221	13,001
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	19.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.2%	26.0%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	49.1%
White alone, percent	89.1%	91.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.0%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.8%	3.7%
Asian alone, percent	2.4%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.6%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	4.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.9%	3.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.3%	88.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	43,351	1,604
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	3.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	219,880	8,306
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.6%	78.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$209,000	$208,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,389	$1,297
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$479	$333
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$878	$782
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.0%	4.6%
Building permits, 2018	2,926	48
Households, 2014-2018	198,489	5,782
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.43	2.26
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.7%	87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.2%	3.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.4%	88.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.7%	69.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.7%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.4%	20.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.9%	13.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.0%	8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.4%	45.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.1%	44.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,062,633	8,659
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,560,827	58,297
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,791	$4,491
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.5	29.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,852	$48,583
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,982	$26,739
Persons in poverty, percent	13.0%	15.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,224	227
Total employment, 2017	192,053	1,667
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,702,814	72,378
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.2%	5.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	30,876	727
All firms, 2012	36,392	886
Men-owned firms, 2012	17,704	568
Women-owned firms, 2012	11,526	182
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,726	115
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	32,022	751
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,801	120
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	29,695	748
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.2%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	267.2	9.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,763.79	1,399.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Spokane county (WA) and Pend Oreille county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.