Washington / AIANNHCE 0760 / Federally-recognized area

Colville

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43.7%25/3 availability

28.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

13Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Colville within Washington, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in Washington, centered on Colville Reservation, spans about 2116 square miles of land plus roughly 69.1 square miles of water. FCC BDC records show 13 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 4,075 service locations, with current availability of 43.7% at 25/3 Mbps, 28.0% at 100/20, and 0.1% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

In Washington, Colville has tribal lands managed by a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.colvilletribes.com

The Colville website provides information about tribal government, community services, and local resources. The site includes sections on A Brief History, Centralized Services Director, Accounting, Archives & Records, and CBC Support Staff. The homepage currently emphasizes practical information and community updates more than a long historical overview.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	6,864	7,360	7,165	7,073	7,259	7,588
Households	2,867	3,102	2,816	2,801	2,819	2,836
Median age	40.0	39.8	40.7	41.1	41.7	39.7
Male / Female	50.7% / 49.3%	49.0% / 51.0%	49.3% / 50.7%	51.3% / 48.7%	53.5% / 46.5%	55.1% / 44.9%
Avg. household size	2.36	2.34	2.50	2.31	2.31	2.35
Pop. density (per sq mi)	3.2	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.6
HH density (per sq mi)	1.4	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$42,549	$45,100	$45,844	$52,199	$58,425	$59,286
Per capita income	$22,481	$23,451	$24,472	$27,337	$30,333	$30,746
Poverty rate	23.3%	24.6%	24.7%	24.3%	20.7%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	8.4%	10.5%	8.3%	8.2%	7.4%
HS diploma or higher	58.5%	58.9%	58.5%	59.4%	62.0%	61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	15.8%	16.9%	15.1%	16.6%	15.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	21.2 Mbps	9.8 Mbps
2019Q2	16.9 Mbps	8.7 Mbps
2019Q3	29.3 Mbps	16.4 Mbps
2019Q4	97.0 Mbps	12.4 Mbps
2020Q1	59.0 Mbps	14.0 Mbps
2020Q2	65.9 Mbps	11.0 Mbps
2020Q3	60.8 Mbps	12.8 Mbps
2020Q4	72.9 Mbps	11.2 Mbps
2021Q1	54.4 Mbps	13.9 Mbps
2021Q2	39.5 Mbps	8.6 Mbps
2021Q3	61.6 Mbps	32.0 Mbps
2021Q4	68.7 Mbps	8.7 Mbps
2022Q1	86.8 Mbps	12.6 Mbps
2022Q2	62.9 Mbps	9.8 Mbps
2022Q3	94.3 Mbps	14.4 Mbps
2022Q4	102.3 Mbps	13.5 Mbps
2023Q1	99.1 Mbps	12.7 Mbps
2023Q2	105.3 Mbps	12.3 Mbps
2023Q3	123.3 Mbps	14.8 Mbps
2023Q4	88.0 Mbps	15.1 Mbps
2024Q1	125.3 Mbps	16.0 Mbps
2024Q2	108.2 Mbps	23.6 Mbps
2024Q3	97.4 Mbps	20.9 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	100.0%	30.0%	2.2%
2016	100.0%	83.3%	2.2%
2017	84.8%	83.3%	2.2%
2018	84.8%	83.3%	2.2%
2019	84.8%	84.8%	3.7%
2020	73.4%	62.1%	2.2%
2021	66.7%	40.6%	5.5%
2022	29.6%	29.1%	0.1%
2023	26.9%	24.8%	0.6%
2024	43.7%	28.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	37.9%	38.4%
2018	37.6%	43.6%
2019	39.1%	46.3%
2020	41.3%	52.0%
2021	41.9%	54.2%
2022	39.6%	59.0%
2023	38.8%	57.7%
2024	39.4%	62.4%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	43.7%
100/20 Mbps	28.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	43.7%	92%
100/20 Mbps	28.0%	85%
Adoption	39.4%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	13
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	4,075

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Lumen Technologies, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Charter Communications	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Inland Cellular Telephone Company
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Declaration Networks Group, Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Okanogan County PUD No. 1	—
Inland Cellular Telephone Company	—
Northwest Fiber, LLC	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—
NCI Datacom	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	98.0%	98.0%	0.6%
Fiber	1.1%	1.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Cable	26.1%	26.1%	26.1%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	48.2%	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	5.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	98.0%	98.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	0.843

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	60.1	44.1	39.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	35.1	28.4	27.5	27.3	27.3	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	60.7	28.8	27.8	27.4	27.3	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	27.4	27.3	0.1
Any Terrestrial	69.4	55.1	50.3	27.4	27.3	0.1
Cable	27.0	27.0	27.0	27.0	27.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	27.3	27.3	27.3	27.3	27.3	0.1
Copper	28.3	10.6	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	40.1	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	98.6	98.6	98.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	45.0	44.0	38.9	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	56.0	53.2	49.1	0.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	0.0
All Wired	36.4	27.8	26.4	26.3	26.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	37.8	28.3	27.0	26.4	26.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	26.3
Any Terrestrial	60.2	55.4	51.5	26.4	26.3
Cable	26.2	26.2	26.2	26.2	26.2
Cable/Fiber	26.3	26.3	26.3	26.3	26.3
Copper	31.3	11.7	4.4	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.9	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.0
NGSO Satellite	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	55.1	53.0	48.8	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	54.6	51.1	32.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	0.0	0.0
All Wired	36.5	30.4	28.4	26.2	26.2	1.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	38.2	30.5	28.5	26.2	26.2	1.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	26.2	1.8
Any Terrestrial	58.7	54.8	46.6	26.2	26.2	1.8
Cable	24.4	24.4	24.4	24.4	24.4	0.0
Cable/Fiber	26.2	26.2	26.2	26.2	26.2	1.8
Copper	30.8	14.5	6.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	12.3	3.1	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	53.2	50.6	32.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	58.6	57.3	53.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	99.7	98.9	0.0	0.0
All Wired	35.8	30.2	28.2	27.1	26.1	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	38.4	34.0	32.5	27.4	26.1	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	99.7	98.9	26.1	0.1
Any Terrestrial	60.5	58.5	54.8	27.4	26.1	0.1
Cable	26.0	26.0	26.0	26.0	26.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	27.1	27.1	27.1	27.1	26.1	0.1
Copper	30.6	14.2	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	88.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	11.2	10.9	10.9	0.2	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	57.7	56.2	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	58.0	55.7	52.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	0.0	0.0
All Wired	36.6	32.0	30.0	29.0	28.5	0.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	38.6	34.0	32.3	29.0	28.5	0.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	28.5	0.7
Any Terrestrial	60.1	57.7	54.2	29.0	28.5	0.7
Cable	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	0.0
Cable/Fiber	29.0	29.0	29.0	29.0	28.5	0.7
Copper	30.0	13.9	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.7	0.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	3.1	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	57.5	55.4	51.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	52.9	51.8	48.2	1.4	1.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.0	98.0	0.0
All Wired	34.4	30.1	28.1	27.1	26.6	0.6
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	38.2	34.0	32.2	28.4	27.9	0.6
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.0	98.0	0.6
Any Terrestrial	56.7	54.8	51.3	28.4	27.9	0.6
Cable	26.1	26.1	26.1	26.1	26.1	0.0
Cable/Fiber	27.1	27.1	27.1	27.1	26.6	0.6
Copper	28.8	13.3	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.6	0.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	8.4	7.5	7.5	1.4	1.3	0.0
NGSO Satellite	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	51.0	50.2	46.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.