The change in the racial characteristics of the City is not as noticeable as it might otherwise be because the minority populations are not concentrated in one area of the city. The median age of Spokane's population is also increasing. The children of the baby-boom generation is a significant population cohort. However, the percentage of young Hispanic children compared to the percentage of all other ethnic and racial groups in the population will increase significantly since the number of young Hispanic children has continued to grow each year. An analysis of past, current and projected data regarding where various population groups live reveal few striking changes.
Projections indicate amazing stability in the age and racial make-up of Spokane's neighborhoods.