Fairwood, Washington | |
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Coordinates: 47°45′53″N117°24′50″W / 47.76472°N 117.41389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Spokane |
Area | |
• Total | 3.99 sq mi (10.3 km2) |
• Land | 3.99 sq mi (10.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,814 ft (553 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,541 |
• Density | 2,639.2/sq mi (1,019.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
FIPS code | 53-23165 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1867610 [3] |
Fairwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spokane County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,541 at the 2020 census. [1]
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Fairwood ranks 73rd of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
Fairwood is located at 47°45′53″N117°24′50″W / 47.76472°N 117.41389°W (47.764591, -117.413924). [4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2), of which, 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2) of it is land and 0.28% is water.
Fairwood is located in a lowland setting along the banks and wetlands of the Little Spokane River. The terrain falls from around 1,900 feet above sea level in the southeast to around 1,580 feet along the Little Spokane. Five Mile Prairie rises to the southwest, with a bluff climbing from the valley floor along basalt, rising almost vertically in places above Fairwood and the Little Spokane Valley before cresting at the elevation of the Columbia Plateau. To the north of Fairwood rise foothills of the Selkirk Range of the Columbia Mountains. To the south the city of Spokane sprawls into Fairwood, with the terrain sloping up as it heads into the city. [5]
At the 2020 census, there were 10,541 people living within the CDP across 3,872 households. As of subsequent estimates by the Census Bureau from July 1, 2021, the racial makeup of the CDP was 90.9% White alone, 0.1% African American alone, 1.5% Native American alone, 3.8% Asian alone, 0.0% Pacific Islander alone, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the population. [1]
As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 6,764 people, 2,474 households, and 1,964 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,883.0 people per square mile (727.5/km2). There were 2,560 housing units at an average density of 712.7/sq mi (275.3/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.40% White, 0.52% African American, 0.93% Native American, 1.63% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 1.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.23% of the population.
There were 2,474 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $59,682, and the median income for a family was $66,226. Males had a median income of $47,454 versus $31,836 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,378. About 2.6% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
Fairwood is served by the Spokane area's public transit provider, the Spokane Transit Authority, which runs two fixed-route bus lines through the CDP. [6]
Route | Termini | Service operation and notes | Streets traveled | ||
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25 Division | Downtown Spokane STA Plaza | ↔ | Fairwood Hastings Park and Ride | High-frequency route | Newport Highway, Hawthorne, Division |
124 North Express | Downtown Spokane STA Plaza | ↔ | Fairwood Hastings Park and Ride | Express route during peak weekday hours | Waikiki, Wall, Monroe |
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