City safety & data profile

Spokane ValleyWA

Spokane Valley, WA is a 95K-resident city in Spokane County with a median household income of $74,042.

Spokane County, Washington. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Spokane Valley, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Spokane Valley has a population larger than 92% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $382,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

95K
Population (place)
Top 8%
By size
$74,042
Median income (place)
$382,300
Median home (place)
12.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Spokane Valley

Spokane Valley posts a median household income higher than 42% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Spokane Valley area.

Bottom 43%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Spokane Valley

Where Spokane Valley income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$74,042 Bottom 42% higher than 42% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Spokane Valley $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in WA

Population among 109 WA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Seattle is the largest WA city on this list; Sammamish leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in WA

Median household income among the same 109-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Sammamish posts the highest place-level median income in WA; Seattle is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Spokane Valley, WA beyond the headline numbers

Spokane Valley sits inside Spokane County, Washington, at roughly 47.67°N, -117.24°W. Population 94,919, $74,042 median household income. Median home value $382,300, median rent $1,353. Poverty rate 12.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Spokane Valley, 5/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Spokane Valley, WA stands at 12.9%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

A median home in Spokane Valley runs about 5.2 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

13.3% of Spokane Valley workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 11.8% in Spokane Valley, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Spokane Valley from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
94,919
Spokane Valley · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$74,042
-17% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$382,300
-8% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Spokane County): Spokane Valley's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
549K+16%
Median Income
$78,582+60%
Median Home Value
$410,700+122%
Poverty Rate
11.7%-24%
Unemployment
5.3%-46%

Economics

Economics indicators for Spokane Valley, WA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,353/mo
Poverty Rate
12.9% +4% vs avg
Unemployment 5.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 26.5%
Work From Home 13.3%
Public Transit 1.3%

Population

White 84.2%
African American 1.4%
Asian 1.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
35.1%
Short Sleep Duration
32.7%
High Blood Pressure
31.7%
Physical Inactivity
20.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.1%
Binge Drinking
17.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.7%
Current Smoking
12.4%
Current Asthma
11.8%
Diabetes
10.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 64.6%
Annual Checkup 72.8%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.2%
Stroke
3.4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
5/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
MULTICARE VALLEY HOSPITAL
SPOKANE VALLEY · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★★

What alerts and safety updates affect Spokane Valley?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Spokane Valley right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet WA-SPOKANE-VALLEY · Spokane Valley

Spokane Valley: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Spokane Valley; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Washington state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Spokane Valley, WA? ▼
Spokane Valley, WA has a population of 94,919 people, located in Spokane County, Washington.
What is the median household income in Spokane Valley? ▼
The median household income in Spokane Valley, WA is $74,042 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.9%.
What is the median home value in Spokane Valley? ▼
The median home value in Spokane Valley, WA is $382,300. Median rent is $1,353/month.
What are the top health concerns in Spokane Valley? ▼
The top health indicators in Spokane Valley include Obesity (35.1%), Short Sleep Duration (32.7%), High Blood Pressure (31.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Spokane Valley? ▼
Spokane Valley has 1 hospital with an average rating of 5/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Spokane Valley? ▼
The median age in Spokane Valley, WA is 38.3 years. 26.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Spokane Valley, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside WA (12.9% here).

Arlington, TX 12.9% Glendale, CA 12.9% Fargo, ND 12.9% Santa Fe, NM 12.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside WA ($74,042 here).

Haslett, MI $74,031 Lawrence, IN $74,022 Somerton, AZ $74,015 West Bend, WI $74,076

Compare Spokane Valley with another city

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Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Opportunity, WA 26K Spokane, WA 229K Post Falls, ID 30K Cheney, WA 12K Coeur d'Alene, ID 49K Hayden, ID 14K Pullman, WA 33K Moscow, ID 25K
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Using Spokane Valley's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Spokane Valley area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Spokane Valley against Washington peers on any ranking lens. Explore Washington

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Spokane County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.