Four LakesWA
A town of 322, settled in 1874.
Is Four Lakes a good place to live?
Four Lakes’ age of the median resident is 69.2 years, above both the Washington town median (38.5 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only one of the 286 Washington towns we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Four Lakes. Four Lakes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
322 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Four Lakes: who provides what
Four Lakes is unincorporated, so Spokane 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 Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Four Lakes.
54% of residents are 65 or older
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 31%, against 40% across Washington.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 0% and 100% women
The Census survey reached too few of Four Lakes’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±53.3 points. Across Washington, 49.6% of residents are women.
| Four Lakes | WA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 9.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.1% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.1% | 14.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.7% | 12% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 54.3% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 7.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.6% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 49.7% | 21% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 0% | 24% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 30.7% | 15.6% | 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
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Four Lakes’ workers commute out
The top destinations are Spokane (38%), Cheney (12%) and Spokane Valley (11%). For most workers, Four Lakes is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Also worth knowing: jobs in Four Lakes grew by 20 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 26.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Four Lakes, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 24°; snowfall runs to about 45 inches a winter. Four Lakes has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Four Lakes is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 63% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Four Lakes, 44% come from inland flooding and 28% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Four Lakes is
18% of adults get no exercise outside work in Four Lakes. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Four Lakes is ahead of Washington on 11 and behind on 5. Two figures for adults here: 75% had a checkup this year, 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Four Lakes | Washington towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 71% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 6.5% | 10% | 14% |
| What stands out | Four Lakes | WA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.5% | 10.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Coeur D'Alene Lake and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Four Lakes. Close and well known come first.
35 mi LakeCoeur D'Alene Lake
10 mi Stadium & arenaNumerica Veterans Arena
10 mi Theme parkRiverfront Park
9 mi GardenManito Park and Botanical Gardens34 mi Ski areaMt. Spokane61 runs · 1,974 ft vertical
9 mi MuseumNorthwest Museum of Arts and CulturePhoto credits
Coeur D'Alene Lake: The original uploader was Jamidwyer at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Numerica Veterans Arena: Jdubman at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Riverfront Park: en:User:Sundodger, Public domain · Manito Park and Botanical Gardens: Jdubman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture: Murderbike, Public domain
Everything we know about Four Lakes
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Four Lakes
About 0 of every 100 Four Lakes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Washington.
99% of working residents leave Four Lakes for work
Where Four Lakes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Four Lakes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Four Lakes, WA a good place to live?
Four Lakes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.