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Yelm, WA

11,102 Population
5.8 square miles 1,909.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31 ±2 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 40 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington: 38.3 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,142 ±$3,203 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $46,136 ±$865
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Washington: $53,744 ±$274
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$90,750 ±$5,039 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $96,563 ±$1,945
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $98,141 ±$414
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.1% ±2.2% (672  ±239) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 9.6% 28,156 (±0.7% / ±1,944)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 9.9% 760,577 (±0.2% / ±11,694)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

33.8 minutes ±2 (168,410  ±15,882) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 25.8 2,861,030 (±0.4 / ±82,006)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,703 ±268 Number of households
  • the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 118,899 ±801
  • Washington: 3,064,820 ±5,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.2 (11,033  ±89) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 2.5 294,765 (±0 / ±83)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,661,923
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.2% ±3.4% (251  ±106) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 4.3% † 2,976 (±0.6% / ±416)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 5.1% 93,594 (±0.1% / ±2,360)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,748 ±263 Number of housing units
  • the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 125,163 ±92
  • Washington: 3,306,620 ±517
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$455,300 ±$20,808 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: $480,300 ±$4,565
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $564,600 ±$1,940
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.6% ±5.4% (1,805  ±588.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 14.6% 43,214 (±0.8% / ±2,474.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 14.5% 1,119,329 (±0.2% / ±13,666.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.3% ±8.8% (6,243  ±657.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 94.7% 202,844 (±1.6% / ±3,429.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,060,127 (±0.3% / ±17,462.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.4% ±5.5% (1,831  ±376.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 38.5% 82,458 (±1% / ±2,025.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 39.6% 2,172,536 (±0.2% / ±10,817.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.2% ±3.2% (914  ±360) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 8.3% 24,715
  • about half the rate in Washington: 15.4% 1,206,843
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

18.6% ±4.7% (1,241  ±326) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metro Area: 12.6% 28,932 (±0.5% / ±1,112)
  • more than double the rate in Washington: 7.8% 473,124 (±0.1% / ±4,854)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,241 Total veterans ±326 964 Male ±277 277 Female ±108

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