SpokaneMO
A town of 319, settled in 1892.
Is Spokane a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area, at 184 acres. Spokane has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
319 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Spokane: who provides what
Spokane is unincorporated, so Christian County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Spokane.
The average trip to work in Spokane is longer than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
For working residents in Spokane, the share who work locally is 1.7%. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 57, to 129. Its income of the median household is $114,000. The top destinations are Springfield (38%), Branson (6%) and Nixa (6%).
| Spokane | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $114,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Spokane’s kids attend
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Spokane R-Vii school district. Public school enrollment here: 363 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 160 | C+ |
| Spokane HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 203 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
More middle-aged adults than Missouri overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (37% statewide); children under 18 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). The age of the median resident for Spokane comes to 43.4 years, above both Missouri’s towns (38.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Four-year graduates: 30% of adults 25 and older here, 32% across Missouri.
| Spokane | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.4 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 15% and 82% women
The Census survey reached too few of Spokane’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±33.4 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Spokane | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.4% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 2.5% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.7% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.8% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.4% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.4% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.6% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
A larger share of households in Spokane are owner-occupiers than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
Typical home values rose 6.1% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Spokane: four seasons and hot summers
Expect July afternoons of 89° and January nights of 24°, with about 7 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Spokane is
In Spokane, 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours. Among adults locally, 19% smoke cigarettes.
| Spokane | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Spokane | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.4% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Spokane, 9.1% of the land is conserved
1.3 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. For Spokane, the trail density is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Spokane | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.1% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area | 0.3 mi | 184 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Top of a high hazard risk in Spokane: inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Spokane than in three fifths of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Spokane break down as 55% from inland flooding and 15% from tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Spokane after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Silver Dollar City and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spokane. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Theme parkSilver Dollar City
21 mi LakeTable Rock Lake
16 mi MuseumTitanic Museum14 mi CaveMarvel Cave
40 mi LandmarkChrist of the Ozarks17 mi MuseumRiverbluff CavePhoto credits
Silver Dollar City: Nan Fry, CC BY 2.0 · Table Rock Lake: KTrimble (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Titanic Museum: Brad A. Totman, Public domain · Christ of the Ozarks: Bobak Ha'Eri, Public domain
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Everything we know about Spokane
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Spokane
About 11 of every 100 Spokane residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
98% of working residents leave Spokane for work
Where Spokane’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Spokane
Census-designated place in Missouri, United States
Spokane ( spoh-KAYN) is a census-designated place in Christian County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Spokane had a population of 491. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,335 ft
- ZIP code
- 65754
Questions about Spokane
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spokane, MO a good place to live?
Spokane has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.