Opportunity is a locale and former

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, United States. The population was 25,065 at the 2000 census.

History

The name Opportunity was selected in 1905 as the winning entry in a naming contest. The area has been a city

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since the city incorporated in 2003.

Geography

Opportunity is located at (47.646994, -117.241064). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,065 people, 10,242 households, http://www.city-data.com/city/Opportunity-Washington.html#top and 6,667 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 10,827 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.52%

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, 1.01%

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, 1.01% Native American, 1.29% Asian, 0.10%

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, 0.63% from other races, and 2.45% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.67% of the population. There were 10,242 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 25.7% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,658, and the median income for a family was $44,230. Males had a median income of $35,435 versus $25,860 for females. The

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for the CDP was $18,116. About 6.3% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the

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, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{Spokane County, Washington Geography of Spokane County, Washington Former census-designated places in Washington (state) Spokane Valley, Washington