| As of the 2010 census the population was 471,221, making it the fourth most populous county in Washington state. Spokane County is located in the heart of the Inland Northwest, and it serves as a shopping, entertainment, and medical hub for an area that includes Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon, North Idaho, Western Montana, and southern portions of Alberta and British Columbia. The Spokane River runs through downtown Spokane with spectacular falls on the western end of our city core. Beautiful Riverfront Park also is in the heart Spokane. The county is an outdoors-lover's paradise, with downhill and cross-country skiing, white-water rafting, camping areas, hiking trails, numerous lakes, and the Centennial Trail all in our backyard. Spokane is the home to the largest timed road race in the nation—Bloomsday—and the largest three-on-three street basketball tournament—Hoopfest. The median income for a household in Spokane county was $37,308, and the median income for a family was $46,463. Males had a median income of $35,097 versus $25,526 for females. The median residential home price is $157,000 for 2011.
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