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Spanaway, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Spanaway is a Census CDP of 34,019 people across 8.74 square miles of land, in Pierce County. Median household income is $98,251, 73.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 39 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $26.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Spanaway
What Spanaway is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area8.74 sq mi
- Water area0.4 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,890
- County holding the largest share of its areaPierce County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Spanaway
How many people live in Spanaway
- Population34,019
- Median age33.7
- Population under 189,395
- Share under 1827.6 percent
- Population 65 and over3,607
- Share 65 and over10.6 percent
- Households11,665
- Family households8,552
- Share of households that are families73.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Spanaway
Income and work in Spanaway
- Median household income$98,251
- Per capita income$39,332
- Civilian labor force16,437
- Employed15,658
- Unemployed779 plus or minus 241
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over21,793
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Spanaway
- Housing units12,021
- Occupied units11,665
- Vacant units356 plus or minus 170
- Vacancy rate3.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied8,596
- Renter occupied3,069
- Ownership rate73.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$445,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,813
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.1 percent
- Single family units10,207
- Share single family84.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,127 plus or minus 282
- Share in buildings of two or more9.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Mobile homes662 plus or minus 165
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Spanaway gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute14,423
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,577 plus or minus 346
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8,469
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more58.7 percent
- Drove alone75.6 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport2.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home10.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Spanaway
SBA loans in Spanaway (7(a))
- Approvals39
- Gross approval$26,613,400
- Average approval$682,395
- Median approval$440,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,553,600
- Largest approval$4,251,400
- Jobs supported381
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more35.9 percent
- Share to franchises15.4 percent
- Distinct lenders19
- Distinct industries by NAICS25
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Spanaway, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Spanaway
SBA loans in Spanaway (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$6,115,000
- Average approval$873,571
- Median approval$709,000
- Largest approval$2,409,000
- Jobs supported57
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Spanaway, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Pierce County, not Spanaway
Pierce County context, not Spanaway figures
- Establishments in Pierce County20,051
- Covered employment, Pierce County333,492
- Average annual pay, Pierce County$70,395
- Housing units permitted, Pierce County3,207
Every figure in this section is published for Pierce County as a whole and is not a measurement of Spanaway.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Spanaway questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Spanaway, Washington?
34,019, in 11,665 households. Spanaway CDP covers 8.74 square miles of land, which is 3,890 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Spanaway in?
Pierce County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Spanaway?
$98,251. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $445,700. Median gross rent is $1,813 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Spanaway businesses?
39 7(a) approvals totaling $26.6 m since FY2020, across 19 lenders, median approval $440,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $6.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Spanaway, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Spanaway borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Spanaway. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Spanaway figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pierce County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Spanaway.
Is zoning published for Spanaway?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.