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Spokane County, Washington

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 12,260 returns moved into Spokane County and 11,679 moved out, a net gain of 581 returns, or 2.6 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

SpokaneStevensBentonWhitmanGrantBonner, ID

Farther away

SpokaneKingMaricopa, AZ

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

The largest single source, Kootenai County, ID, supplied 9% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 63% of arrivals, above the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 10.6% of Spokane’s returns, less than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties. Beyond Washington, the largest partner in both directions is Kootenai County, ID.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Kootenai, ID9691,094+125
  2. King716755+39
  3. Stevens543520−23
  4. Pierce279329+50
  5. Snohomish230346+116
  6. Maricopa, AZ331237−94
  7. Benton197242+45
  8. Whitman187223+36
  9. Pend Oreille183166−17
  10. Clark172162−10
  11. Grant135177+42
  12. Los Angeles, CA131175+44

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 90 counties sent 20 or more returns each (72% of arrivals from within the US) and 95 received 20 or more (69% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 38% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 2,890 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
San Diego, CA1762661,009
Yakima169246176
Thurston148243259
Lincoln13421647
Bonner, ID12821460
Clark, NV127203798
Multnomah, OR124176278
Whatcom110159221
Riverside, CA104183963
Okanogan103171126
Ada, ID102151293
Orange, CA101159964
Chelan91120150
Kitsap83127244
Missoula, MT73123169
Walla Walla70102107
Honolulu, HI691132,890
Latah, ID689864
Washington, OR68116306
Sacramento, CA67114664
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Whatcom136190221
Bonner, ID13424360
Ada, ID131214293
Multnomah, OR131150278
Thurston131213259
Lincoln13027147
Yakima124196176
Clark, NV121203798
San Diego, CA1121651,009
Pima, AZ901781,110
Kitsap85135244
Chelan76110150
Okanogan74127126
Riverside, CA65119963
Utah, UT64108591
Franklin64103103
Flathead, MT6295162
Walla Walla60100107
Missoula, MT5998169
Bexar, TX581311,609

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Idaho1,524
  2. California935
  3. Oregon401
  4. Arizona333
  5. Montana250
  6. Texas212

Departures to

  1. Idaho1,443
  2. Arizona535
  3. California487
  4. Oregon377
  5. Montana240
  6. Texas224

Four filing years

12,96610,9752019–2013,49812,0042020–2113,15012,1312021–2212,26011,6792022–23

InOut

Spokane shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +9.6 in 2019–20, +7.0 in 2020–21, +4.6 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $65,416 Arriving
  • $66,048 Leaving
  • $89,971 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, arriving returns the least.

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