99022 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 99022, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

99022 is a zip code in Spokane County, Washington, which covers Airway Heights CCD and Cheney-Medical Lake, with a total population of 8,740 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 99022 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 99022.

The estimated population of people living in 99022 is 8,740, with a median age of 39.8.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 99022 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
8,740
+0.25%
-1.04%
2020
8,718
 -1.04% -
2019
8,810
+3.81%
-
2018
8,487
 -3.91% -
2017
8,832
 - -

Population of 99022 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 99022 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
85.2%
85.7%
 -0.58%
Black/African American
1.8%
0.6%
 +200.00%
Native
0.8%
0.7%
 +14.29%
Hispanic
6.7%
4.3%
 +55.81%
Asian
2.2%
2.2%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.2%
 -50.00%
Two Or More Races
2.2%
6.3%
 -65.08%
Other
1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 99022 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 99022 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 99022 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 99022 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 39.8 -0.25% 40.9 -0.73% 39.7 0%
2020 39.9 +3.37% 41.2 +8.99% 39.7 +2.32%
2019 38.6 -4.93% 37.8 -4.55% 38.8 -4.67%
2018 40.6 +0.25% 39.6 -2.94% 40.7 +0.74%
2017 40.5 - 40.8 - 40.4 -

The median age of the 99022 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 99022 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 308 +39.41% 532 -52.29% 416 288
10 to 19 722 1.08% 565 -0.02% 714 564
20 to 29 553 +16.16% 849 -40.95% 629 544
30 to 39 459 +19.78% 369 +71.74% 551 690
40 to 49 542 +41.41% 593 0.5% 780 578
50 to 59 750 -6.36% 878 -34.84% 670 595
60 to 69 432 -8.43% 415 +27.52% 386 495
70+ 379 +31.49% 486 -32.78% 495 345

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 99022 zip code is $82,259.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 99022.

  • Under 25
    $54,375.00
  • 25 to 44
    $82,593.00
  • 45 to 64
    $103,480.00
  • 65 and over
    $68,194.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 99022 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 99022, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 99022 is currently $85,353.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

1.99% of households in 99022 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 99022 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    9.92%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    13.19%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.58%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    22.23%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    27.42%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.68%
  • $200,000 or more
    1.99%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 99022 is $31,263.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 99022 by the total population of 99022.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 99022 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 99022 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    9.61%
  • Bachelor's degree
    37.70%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.29%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    37.97%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.44%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 99022 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 99022 zip over the age of 16 is 7,278.

Of those people, a total of 52.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 99022 is 47.10%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 99022 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 520 30.60% 36.50%
20 to 24 years 346 62.70% 9.70%
25 to 29 years 827 88.00% 10.90%
30 to 34 years 682 58.50% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 1,194 62.70% 9.30%
45 to 54 years 1,283 66.50% 0.00%
55 to 59 years 705 60.10% 3.80%
60 to 64 years 594 43.30% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 578 8.80% 0.00%
75 years and over 549 1.50% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 99022. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 6,445 53.80% 6.90%
Black or African American 93 35.50% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 38 84.20% 0.00%
Asian 201 42.80% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.00% 0.00%
Other 246 30.50% 0.00%
Two or more races 249 60.20% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 478 42.90% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 6,246 54.20% 7.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 99022 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 99022 is 3,426, with median earnings of $39,014.00.

Women in 99022 are earning approximately 72.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 3,426 $39,014.00
Male 1,864 $50,268.00
Female 1,562 $36,451.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 99022 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 330 $69,740.00
Business and Financial 262 $30,804.00
Computer and Mathematical 95 $78,045.00
Architecture and Engineering 58 $76,607.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 61 $0.00
Community and Social Service 81 $34,267.00
Legal 33 $0.00
Educational and Library 247 $37,357.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 243 $65,987.00
Healthcare Support 189 $35,030.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 40 $0.00
Law Enforcement 19 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 168 $14,828.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 64 $33,519.00
Personal Care and Service 67 $26,023.00
Sales 125 $35,313.00
Office and Administrative Support 385 $38,302.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 58 $39,224.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 142 $52,075.00
Production 318 $36,875.00
Transportation and Material Moving 336 $29,087.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 99022 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 99022.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 216 $83,426.00 114 $62,552.00
Business and Financial 194 $22,225.00 68 $31,875.00
Computer and Mathematical 78 $71,250.00 17 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 47 $0.00 11 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 61 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 49 $0.00 32 $0.00
Legal 33 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 61 $52,232.00 186 $36,844.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 62 $83,333.00 181 $65,461.00
Healthcare Support 33 $0.00 156 $36,037.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 0 $0.00 40 $0.00
Law Enforcement 11 $0.00 8 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 86 $6,100.00 82 $17,330.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 59 $33,634.00 5 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 27 $0.00 40 $17,955.00
Sales 26 $37,969.00 99 $35,104.00
Office and Administrative Support 73 $50,694.00 312 $34,583.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 49 $0.00 9 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 142 $52,075.00 0 $0.00
Production 146 $75,078.00 172 $35,919.00
Transportation and Material Moving 315 $29,339.00 21 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 3,064 households in 99022, with an average household size of 2.71 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 2,402 families living in the 99022 zip code with an average family size of 3.03 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 99022:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 1,983 199 220 662
Average Household Size 3.08 3.53 3.49 1.09
Total Families 1,983 199 220 0
Average Household Size 3.05 2.82 3.03 0

Poverty

Of the 2,402 families living in 99022, 3.10% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 99022:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 3,231 housing units in 99022.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 3,064 94.83%
Vacant 167 5.17%

16.68% of the total 3,231 housing units in 99022 are rental units. This is approximately 539 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 2,512 are occupied by the owner - or 77.75% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 99022 is $687.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 99022 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    13
  • Less than $500
    143
  • $500 to $999
    287
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    97
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    12
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 99022 is $267,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 99022 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    33
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    10
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    132
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    475
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,010
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    728
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    109
  • $1,000,000 or more
    15

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 99022. The chart below shows the number of properties in 99022 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    215
  • 1940 to 1949
    103
  • 1950 to 1959
    160
  • 1960 to 1969
    116
  • 1970 to 1979
    731
  • 1980 to 1989
    173
  • 1990 to 1999
    763
  • 2000 to 2009
    785
  • 2010 to 2013
    185
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 99022 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    121
  • 1 vehicle available
    664
  • 2 vehicles available
    921
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,358

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 99022 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 99022 that commute to work in a particular way.

23.1 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 99022.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    166
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    319
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    245
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    365
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    697
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    371
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    809
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    164
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    100
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    68
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    32
  • 90 or more minutes
    47

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 99022 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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