Spokane metropolitan area

Spokane metropolitan area
Spokane–Spokane Valley
A map of the Spokane MSA.
Country	United States
State(s)	Washington
Largest city	Spokane (213,272)
Other cities	- Spokane Valley (94,919)  - Cheney (11,534)  - Liberty Lake (8,906)  - Airway Heights (6,639)
Area
• Total	5,641.5 sq mi (14,611 km2)
Highest elevation	7,320 ft (2,230 m)
Lowest elevation	1,273 ft (338 m)
Population
• Total	556,634
• Rank	98th in the U.S.
• Density	97/sq mi (37/km2)

The Spokane–Spokane Valley Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of Spokane, Stevens, and Pend Oreille Counties in Washington State, anchored by the city of Spokane and its largest suburb, Spokane Valley. As of 2016 the MSA had a population of 556,634. The Spokane Metropolitan Area and the neighboring Coeur d'Alene metropolitan area, make up the larger Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area. The urban areas of the two MSAs largely follow the path of Interstate 90 between Spokane and Coeur d'Alene. In 2010, the Spokane–Spokane Valley MSA had a gross metropolitan product of $20.413 billion.^[1]

Counties

• Spokane
• Stevens
• Pend Oreille

Communities

Demographics

As of 2013, there were 535,189 people and 208,513 households residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 86% White, 2% Black, 1% Native, 2% Asian, 0% Islander, and 5% Hispanic. According to the Association of Religion Data Archives' 2010 Metro Area Membership Report, the denominational affiliations of the Spokane MSA are 64,277 Evangelical Protestant, 682 Black Protestant, 24,826 Mainline Protestant, 754 Orthodox, 66,202 Catholic, 31,674 Other, and 339,338 Unclaimed.^[2]

The median income for a household in the MSA was $47,485. The per capita income for the MSA was $24,559.^[3]

See also

• Washington census statistical areas

References