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Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 8,786
  equals Births 32,611
  less Deaths 23,825
Net Migration 10,090
  equals net International Migration 4,433
  plus net Domestic Migration 5,657

The population of the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA MSA changed from 528,577 on 2010 to 547,824 in 2015 -- a change of 19,247 (3.64%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (10,090) exceeded natural change (8,786); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Pend Oreille County, WA53051P0000001 12,963 12,937 12,985 12,891 12,941 13,088 125 0.96
Spokane County, WA53063P0000001 472,127 473,484 475,880 479,434 484,418 490,945 18,818 3.99
Stevens County, WA53065P0000001 43,487 43,487 43,567 43,341 43,556 43,791 304 0.70
Total P0000001 528,577 529,908 532,432 535,666 540,915 547,824 19,247 3.64
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Pend Oreille County, WA53051B0000001 104 115 101 121 112 117 566 
Spokane County, WA53063B0000001 5,984 5,886 5,829 6,105 5,937 6,065 29,822 
Stevens County, WA53065B0000001 412 428 454 427 456 458 2,223 
Total B0000001 6,500 6,429 6,384 6,653 6,505 6,640 32,611 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Pend Oreille County, WA53051D0000001 216 146 129 155 137 144 711 
Spokane County, WA53063D0000001 3,616 4,132 3,991 4,396 4,169 4,298 20,986 
Stevens County, WA53065D0000001 532 403 431 420 430 444 2,128 
Total D0000001 4,364 4,681 4,551 4,971 4,736 4,886 23,825 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Pend Oreille County, WA53051NC000001 -112 -31 -28 -34 -25 -27 -145 
Spokane County, WA53063NC000001 2,368 1,754 1,838 1,709 1,768 1,767 8,836 
Stevens County, WA53065NC000001 -120 25 23 7 26 14 95 
Total NC000001 2,136 1,748 1,833 1,682 1,769 1,754 8,786 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Pend Oreille County, WA53051MI000001 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -5 
Spokane County, WA53063MI000001 656 579 878 874 963 995 4,289 
Stevens County, WA53065MI000001 52 31 26 26 33 33 149 
Total MI000001 708 609 903 899 995 1,027 4,433 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Pend Oreille County, WA53051MD000001 -28 16 77 -46 77 179 303 
Spokane County, WA53063MD000001 704 -959 -271 934 2,157 3,377 5,238 
Stevens County, WA53065MD000001 -100 -42 32 -247 197 176 116 
Total MD000001 576 -985 -162 641 2,431 3,732 5,657 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Pend Oreille County, WA53051MN000001 -28 15 76 -47 76 178 298 
Spokane County, WA53063MN000001 1,360 -380 607 1,808 3,120 4,372 9,527 
Stevens County, WA53065MN000001 -48 -11 58 -221 230 209 265 
Total MN000001 1,284 -376 741 1,540 3,426 4,759 10,090 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Pend Oreille County, WA53051GQ000001 98 98 98 98 98 98 0 0.00
Spokane County, WA53063GQ000001 14,692 14,539 14,479 14,544 14,627 14,487 -205 -1.40
Stevens County, WA53065GQ000001 266 266 266 266 266 266 0 0.00
Total GQ000001 15,056 14,903 14,843 14,908 14,991 14,851 -205 -1.36

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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