Spanaway, WA

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2020 Population

33,776

3.69% 1-year growth

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

31.5

6.8% 1-year decrease

2020 Poverty Rate

11%

2.59% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$76,447

6.68% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$274,300

13.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Spanaway, WA had a population of 33.8k people with a median age of 31.5 and a median household income of $76,447. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Spanaway, WA grew from 32,575 to 33,776, a 3.69% increase and its median household income grew from $71,659 to $76,447, a 6.68% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Spanaway, WA are White (Non-Hispanic) (52%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (11.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (9.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.74%), and White (Hispanic) (5.87%).

None of the households in Spanaway, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.6% of the residents in Spanaway, WA are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Spanaway, WA was $274,300, and the homeownership rate was 72%.

Most people in Spanaway, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Spanaway, WA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Spanaway, WA is home to a population of 33.8k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2020, 10.8% of Spanaway, WA residents were born outside of the country (3.64k people).

In 2020, there were 4.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.6k people) in Spanaway, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.91k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.14k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.6%

2020 Citizenship

96.6%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 96.6% of Spanaway, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Spanaway, WA was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Spanaway, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Spanaway, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.6k ± 1.49k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.91k ± 743
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
3.14k ± 682

13.7%

Hispanic Population

4.64k people

13.7% of the people in Spanaway, WA are hispanic (4.64k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Spanaway, WA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

10.8%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

3.64k people

9.89%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

3.22k people

As of 2020, 10.8% of Spanaway, WA residents (3.64k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Spanaway, WA was 9.89%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Spanaway, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,300 ± 327
Vietnam
995 ± 197
Gulf War (1990s)
670 ± 192

Spanaway, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Spanaway, WA employs 15.2k people. The largest industries in Spanaway, WA are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,428 people), Retail Trade (2,189 people), and Construction (1,415 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($88,706), Information ($64,063), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($62,699).

Employment

Occupations

15.2k

2020 Value

± 987

5.29%

1 Year growth

± 8.53%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Spanaway, WA grew at a rate of 5.29%, from 14.4k employees to 15.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Spanaway, WA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,270 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,634 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,081 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Spanaway, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

15.2k

2020 Value

± 987

5.29%

1 Year growth

± 8.53%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Spanaway, WA grew at a rate of 5.29%, from 14.4k employees to 15.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Spanaway, WA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,428 people), Retail Trade (2,189 people), and Construction (1,415 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Spanaway, WA, though some of these residents may live in Spanaway, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,789

Median earning men ± $3,203

$36,237

Median earning women ± $2,083

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Information ($107,989), Manufacturing ($65,088), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($56,290), Public Administration ($55,985), and Manufacturing ($53,958).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Washington. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Washington to other states, or from other states to Washington.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Washington product (by dollars) was Transport equip. with $105B, followed by Misc. mfg. prods. ($46.1B) and Mixed freight ($35.2B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Washington products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$500B

2020 Value in Washington

$980B

Projected 2050 Value in Washington

95.8% growth

In 2020, total outbound Washington trade was $500B. This is expected to increase 95.8% to $980B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Washington trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Washington to other states, or from other states to Washington.

Most Common Trade Partners

Oregon
$34.9B
California
$26.9B
Hawaii
$23.3B

In 2020, the top outbound Washington domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Oregon with $34.9B, followed by California with $26.9B and Hawaii and $23.3B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Washington shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 1993

Maria Cantwell

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Washington

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Washington have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.797% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.827% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Some college (1.42M), High School or Equivalent (1.36M), and Bachelors Degree (1.26M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Spanaway, WA was $274,300 in 2020, which is 1.19 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $240,800 to $274,300, a 13.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Spanaway, WA is 72%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Spanaway, WA have an average commute time of 36.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Spanaway, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Spanaway, WA is $76,447. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Spanaway, WA was Census Tract 714.11 with a value of $81,187, followed by Census Tract 714.08 and Census Tract 714.03, with respective values of $77,778 and $63,422.

Property

$274,300

Median Property Value 2020

±$9,126

$8,060

Median Property Taxes

±$680

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Spanaway, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Spanaway, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72%

Homeownership

2020

70%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 72% of the housing units in Spanaway, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Spanaway, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 714.11
Census Tract 714.08
Census Tract 714.03

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Spanaway, WA was Census Tract 714.11 with a value of $81,187, followed by Census Tract 714.08 and Census Tract 714.03, with respective values of $77,778 and $63,422.

The following map shows all of the places in Spanaway, WA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$76,447

Median Household Income

± $4,665

11.2k

Number of Households

± 821

In 2020, the median household income of the 11.2k households in Spanaway, WA grew to $76,447 from the previous year's value of $71,659.

The following chart displays the households in Spanaway, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Spanaway, WA is from Washington.

0.466

2020 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2019 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2020, the income inequality in Washington was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (83.3%)
Carpooled (8.76%)
Worked At Home (4.45%)

In 2020, 83.3% of workers in Spanaway, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.76%) and those who worked at home (4.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

36.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Spanaway, WA have a longer commute time (36.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 5.16% of the workforce in Spanaway, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Spanaway, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Spanaway, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Spanaway, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Spanaway, WA (3.71k out of 33.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Spanaway, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.3% of the population of Spanaway, WA has health coverage, with 41.9% on employee plans, 23.3% on Medicaid, 4.21% on Medicare, 16.9% on non-group plans, and 6.96% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Washington was $7,913 in 2014. This is a 4% increase from the previous year ($7,609).

Primary care physicians in Pierce County, WA see 1363 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.16% decrease from the previous year (1379 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1199 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 205 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Washington, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,363 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pierce County, WA

Primary care physicians in Pierce County, WA see an average of 1,363 patients per year. This represents a 1.16% decrease from the previous year (1,379 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pierce County, WA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Washington across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.6% under 18 years, 24.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.69%

Uninsured

41.9%

Employer Coverage

23.3%

Medicaid

4.21%

Medicare

16.9%

Non-Group

6.96%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Spanaway, WA grew by 3.89% from 6.44% to 6.69%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Spanaway, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.