Living in Spanaway

In Spanaway, unemployment is 4.7% (2024).

Spanaway had a population of 35,476 at the end of 2020. The unemployment rate was 4.74% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Spanaway numbered 5,006.

Last checked 2026-10-0722 sources

Population35,476people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary4,188EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,675EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate4.74%country median 4.6% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.15µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Spanaway?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,752 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,675 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Spanaway a good place to live?

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Remote worker32%strong on work, weak on safety · range 22–42%

Skilled employee41%strong on work, weak on safety · range 32–50%

Student34%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 23–45%

Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–63%

Retirement33%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

14.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 5,006 of 35,476 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Spanaway is 4.7%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Spanaway 4.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	4,188 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.74 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Spanaway?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,426of €3,260 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€3,260
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,752
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,426

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Spanaway. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Spanaway. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	268.5 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Spanaway when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Spanaway was 21 km from its nearest major airport.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	21 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TIW	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Spanaway. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

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Climate and air quality

Spanaway recorded annual PM2.5 of 5.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Spanaway's monthly mean temperatures were 4.3°C in January and 17.8°C in July. Spanaway's monthly precipitation totalled 155.4 mm in January and 23.4 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.1WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Spanaway is 5.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Spanaway 5.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.15 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.83 · Feb 8.89 · Mar 11.33 · Apr 14.06 · May 17.94 · Jun 20.56 · Jul 24.28 · Aug 24.72 · Sep 20.89 · Oct 15.06 · Nov 10.17 · Dec 7.22 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.722 · Feb 0.611 · Mar 2.06 · Apr 3.72 · May 6.94 · Jun 9.44 · Jul 11.33 · Aug 11.44 · Sep 9 · Oct 5.39 · Nov 2.28 · Dec 0.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.28 · Feb 4.78 · Mar 6.67 · Apr 8.89 · May 12.44 · Jun 15 · Jul 17.78 · Aug 18.06 · Sep 14.94 · Oct 10.22 · Nov 6.22 · Dec 3.89 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 155.4 · Feb 110 · Mar 121.9 · Apr 99.06 · May 75.44 · Jun 57.91 · Jul 23.37 · Aug 22.86 · Sep 45.21 · Oct 103.6 · Nov 179.3 · Dec 152.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	76.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.09 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Everett ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.9 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±1.3 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±1.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 22.6 km². Spanaway's population density measured 1,502.1 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.9%
Foreign residents14.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	22.65 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	14.72 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	5,006 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,502 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	35,476 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Spanaway

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Elk Plain as a Spanaway alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 3.0% Elk Plain vs 4.7% Spanaway−37%
Foreign residents: 8.1% Elk Plain vs 14.7% Spanaway−45%
Residents: 14,534 Elk Plain vs 35,476 Spanaway−59%
Median gross pay, city: €4,199 Elk Plain vs €4,188 Spanawaysame level
Annual PM2.5: 5.1 µg/m³ Elk Plain vs 5.1 µg/m³ Spanawaysame level

Full comparison More about Elk Plain

North Bethesda as a Spanaway alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3732 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,188 Spanaway+46%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 14.7% Spanaway+132%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.7% Spanaway−23%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 35,476 Spanaway+41%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.1 µg/m³ Spanaway+14%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Spanaway

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Frederickson 6.4 km away

Rent: 2,204 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,447 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Summit View 7.1 km away

Rent: 1,743 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,860 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Elk Plain 7.3 km away

Rent: 2,007 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,199 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Midland 8.2 km away

Rent: 1,428 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,530 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Summit 9.2 km away

Rent: 1,403 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,608 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

South Hill 10.4 km away

Rent: 1,929 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,726 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Joint Base Lewis McChord 12.1 km away

Rent: 2,108 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Spanaway?

The unemployment rate is 4.74 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Spanaway?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.15 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Spanaway?

The published population is 35,476 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Spanaway?

5,006 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Spanaway a good place to live?

Spanaway may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Spanaway?

Frederickson, Summit View, Elk Plain, Midland, Summit are near Spanaway. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Places (layer 4 incorporated places, layer 5 CDPs; identical query) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-11
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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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