Spokane Valley is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 107,325 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Spokane Valley is the ninth largest community in Washington.
Also of interest is that Spokane Valley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.42% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
The overall education level of Spokane Valley is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.33% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Spokane Valley in 2018 was $33,650, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,600 for a family of four. However, Spokane Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Spokane Valley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Spokane Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spokane Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Spokane Valley include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Spokane Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.