The Spokane–Spokane Valley Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of

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and Stevens counties in

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, anchored by the city of

and its largest

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, Spokane Valley. As of July 1, 2021, the MSA had an estimated population of 593,466. The Spokane Metropolitan Area and the neighboring Coeur d'Alene metropolitan area, make up the larger Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area. The urban areas of the two MSAs largely follow the path of Interstate 90 between Spokane and Coeur d'Alene. In 2010, the Spokane–Spokane Valley MSA had a gross metropolitan product of $20.413 billion.

Counties

* Stevens * Kootenai

Communities

Over 200,000 inhabitants

– (principal city)

50,000 to 199,999 inhabitants

* Spokane Valley – (principal city)

10,000 to 49,999 inhabitants

* Airway Heights * Cheney * Fairwood * Liberty Lake

5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants

* Country Homes * Fairchild AFB *

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* Medical Lake * Otis Orchards-East Farms * Suncrest * Town and Country

1,000 to 4,999 inhabitants

* Chewelah * Colville * Deer Park * Kettle Falls * Millwood

1,000 inhabitants or fewer

* Addy * Clayton * Fairfield * Four Lakes * Green Bluff * Latah * Loon Lake * Marcus * Northport * Rockford * Spangle * Springdale * Waverly *

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Unincorporated places

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* Arden * Bluecreek *

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* Chattaroy * Colbert *

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* Deep Creek * Denison *

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* Elk * Espanola * Evans * Ford * Four Lakes *

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* Fruitland * Gifford * Geiger Heights * Glenrose * Green Bluff * Greenacres * Hunters * Lakeside *

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* Newman Lake * Nine Mile Falls * Onion Creek * Orchard Prairie *

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* Peone *

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* Spokane Bridge * Tumtum (also known as Tum Tum) * Tyler * Valleyford * Wellpinit

Demographics

As of 2020, there were 585,784 people and 224,385 households residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 86%

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, 2%

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, 1% Native, 2% Asian, 0% Islander, and 5%

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. According to the

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' 2010 Metro Area Membership Report, the denominational affiliations of the Spokane MSA are 64,277

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, 682 Black Protestant, 24,826

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, 754 Orthodox, 66,202

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, 31,674 Other, and 339,338 Unclaimed.

References

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