| Official Name: | Dishman, Washington |
| Settlement Type: | Locale |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Spokane |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.7 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.4 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.4 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 10031 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1146.6 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2969.7 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation M: | 605 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1985 |
| Coordinates: | 47.6567°N -117.2778°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 53-17985[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1512151[2] |
Dishman is a locale and former census-designated place (CDP) in Spokane County, Washington, United States. Founded by Addison T. Dishman (II), who operated a nearby rock quarry in 1889,[3] its population was 10,031 at the 2000 census. Dishman has been part of Spokane Valley since 2003.
Dishman is located at 47.6567°N -117.2778°W (47.656544, -117.277809).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of, all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,031 people, 4,151 households, and 2,565 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2969.7/sqmi. There were 4,408 housing units at an average density of 1305/sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.93% White, 0.81% African American, 1.81% Native American, 1.33% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.89% of the population.
There were 4,151 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,512, and the median income for a family was $40,085. Males had a median income of $30,929 versus $23,388 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,721. About 10.4% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.