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- Spanaway is 0% more densely populated than Salina.
- People are 4.7% more likely to be married in Spanaway.
- The Median Age is 6.9 years younger in Spanaway.
 Salina, KSSpanaway, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock34,670329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.738.4
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 Population - 201047,927  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock21,588285,036,114
 Population - 199042,303  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock53.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,954.693.4
 Land Area25.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salina, KSSpanaway, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Salina, KSSpanaway, WAUnited States
 White78.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.3%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salina, KSSpanaway, WAUnited States
 Married Population48.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.7%50.2%
 Never Married30.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.062.60
 Households19,174  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,46680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,248  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 11 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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Reviews for Spanaway    6 Reviews

I have been living in Spanaway since 1973 ... over the years I’ve seen its ups and downs ... and lately its been down. This is due, in large part, to the immigrants from  More

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I picked up my daughter from SeaTac last night around midnight and mentally prepared to make our way south through the detours of the train derailment in Dupont. We  More

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One of the most beautiful places to live. However, it is very far away from my family and it does not get hot enough for me in the summer. The rain and winter darkness  More

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