Whitman County vs. Spokane County

	Whitman County (WA)	Spokane County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	49,791	514,631
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.2%	9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	44,778	471,229
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	44,776	471,221
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.2%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.0%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.4%	16.2%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	50.4%
White alone, percent	83.9%	89.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.4%	2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	1.8%
Asian alone, percent	8.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	4.2%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.6%	5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.4%	84.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,153	43,351
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.9%	5.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,011	219,880
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	43.1%	62.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$208,200	$209,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,426	$1,389
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$446	$479
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$776	$878
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	40.2%	24.0%
Building permits, 2018	264	2,926
Households, 2014-2018	17,910	198,489
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	61.8%	80.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	15.1%	7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.7%	91.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.9%	84.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.2%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	49.5%	30.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.2%	6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	60.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.3%	57.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,120	1,062,633
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	333,569	6,560,827
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,157	$13,791
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.7	21.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,163	$54,852
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,585	$29,982
Persons in poverty, percent	25.4%	13.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	837	13,224
Total employment, 2017	10,552	192,053
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	456,381	8,702,814
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,197	30,876
All firms, 2012	2,522	36,392
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,155	17,704
Women-owned firms, 2012	787	11,526
Minority-owned firms, 2012	268	2,726
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,127	32,022
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	156	3,801
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,055	29,695
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.5%	25.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.7	267.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,159.09	1,763.79

Source: United States Census Bureau

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