How long do people stay in their homes in Fairchild AFB, WA?

Name: How long people stay in Fairchild AFB, WA, 2020–2024
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56.2% (±12.5 points) of households in Fairchild AFB, WA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 56.2% (±12.5 points)
Since before 2000: 0.0%

When households in Fairchild AFB moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Fairchild AFB	Spokane County	Washington	United States
2023 or later	24.3% (±9.3 points)	4.8%	5.2%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	31.9% (±8.3 points)	21.5%	22.4%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	42.4% (±10.7 points)	43.4%	41.8%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	1.5% (±2.0 points)	14.9%	15.4%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	0.0% (±5.2 points)	8.0%	8.2%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	0.0% (±5.2 points)	7.4%	6.8%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Fairchild AFB, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is higher than in Spokane County (26.3%).

It is also higher than in Washington (27.6%).

It is higher than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Fairchild AFB

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairchild AFB
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Fairchild AFB	—	56.2% (±12.5 points)	—
Airway Heights	3.7 mi	44.0% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Medical Lake	3.8 mi	19.7% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Cheney	9.3 mi	44.8% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Spokane	11 mi	27.5% (±1.1 points)	Lower
Reardan	11 mi	5.1% (±15.0 points)	Lower
Town and Country	13 mi	16.6% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Country Homes	14 mi	27.7% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Suncrest	15 mi	17.2% (±5.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Medical Lake, WA (19.7%), Spokane, WA (27.5%), Reardan, WA (5.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Spokane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Fairchild AFB	56.2% (±12.5 points)
2	Cheney	44.8% (±6.6 points)
3	Airway Heights	44.0% (±7.6 points)
4	Deer Park	34.4% (±10.1 points)
5	Liberty Lake	29.8% (±6.0 points)
6	Spokane Valley	29.3% (±1.9 points)
7	Country Homes	27.7% (±7.5 points)

Showing 7 of 19 places in Spokane County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fairchild AFB is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fairchild AFB

How often do people move in Fairchild AFB?

56.2% of households in Fairchild AFB, WA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Fairchild AFB have?

0.0% of households in Fairchild AFB have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fairchild AFB CDP, Washington

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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