Spokane is a relatively large city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 230,160 people and 75 associated neighborhoods, Spokane is the second largest community in Washington.

Also of interest is that Spokane has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Spokane telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.99% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Another interesting thing about Spokane, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The overall education level of Spokane citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.71% of adults in Spokane have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Spokane in 2022 was $36,513, which is middle income relative to Washington, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,052 for a family of four. However, Spokane contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Spokane is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Spokane home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spokane residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Spokane include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Spokane is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.