Spokane County · Washington
Spokane, WA demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Washington State Department of Revenue.
Quick answer
Spokane, WA has a population of 229,447 and a median household income of $62,016 — about $5,168 a month before tax. That ranks 68 of 94 covered metros by income and 71 of 94 by population.
Population
229,447
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$62,016
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
9%
Washington + local
Income rank
#68
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Spokane household at the median income of $62,016 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,395 a year in sales tax at 9%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Washington exempts or discounts several categories. Spokane's total sits well below Seattle's because Spokane Transit's levy is smaller and there is no regional light-rail authority.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Spokane-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Washington State Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026