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Spokane, WA
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Living in Spokane



Spokane is a relatively large city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 230,160 people and 75 associated neighborhoods, Spokane is the second largest community in Washington.

Also of interest is that Spokane has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Spokane telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.99% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about Spokane is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Spokane a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

In terms of college education, Spokane is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.71% of adults in Spokane have a college degree.

The per capita income in Spokane in 2018 was $36,513, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,052 for a family of four. However, Spokane contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Spokane is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Spokane home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spokane residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Spokane include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Spokane is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.