Spanaway, Washington
- Spanaway is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was
27,227 at the 2010 census. Spanaway is an unincorporated area near Tacoma, and is often identified together with
the more urban, less wealthy Parkland.
Spanaway's main business thoroughfare is Pacific Avenue South, which is a north-south road that coincides
with State Route 7 through the Spanaway area.
The song "The Needle Has Landed" from Neko Case's CD Fox Confessor Brings the Flood mentions
Spanaway in passing. Tacoma alternative pop/rock band Seaweed also released an album entitled Spanaway. Long
Island, New York band The Movielife also has a song called "Spanaway".
As of the census of 2000, there were 21,588 people, 7,659 households, and 5,820 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 2,592.0 people per square mile (1,000.6/km
2). There were 7,963 housing units
at an average density of 956.1/sq mi (369.1/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.13% White,
9.11% African American, 1.61% Native American, 6.34% Asian American, 2.12% Pacific Islander, 2.15% from other
races, and 7.55% from two or more races.
There were 7,659 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were
married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-
families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65
years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the CDP the age distribution of the population shows 30.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from
25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For
every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,210, and the median income for a family was $50,076.
Males had a median income of $35,525 versus $26,758 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was
$17,928. About 7.8% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those
under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
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