Spokane Valley is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 107,325 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Spokane Valley is the ninth largest community in Washington.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Spokane Valley is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Spokane Valley is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Spokane Valley who work in office and administrative support (13.17%), sales jobs (10.57%), and management occupations (8.10%). Also of interest is that Spokane Valley 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 Valley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.42% 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. The percentage of people in Spokane Valley who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.33% of adults in Spokane Valley have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Spokane Valley in 2022 was $33,650, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,600 for a family of four. However, Spokane Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Spokane Valley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Spokane Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spokane Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Spokane Valley include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Spokane Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
