Yelm, WA Demographic Data
Yelm, WA Summary
Yelm is located in Thurston County in Washington
- Population: 6,762
- Area: 5.69 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.68 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,188.40 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 395.34 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Yelm, WA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,164
52%
50.8
Male
3,902
48%
49.2
Total Population
8,066
323,128,000
Yelm, WA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
869
10.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
700
8.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
790
9.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
690
8.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
546
6.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,408
17.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,392
17.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
598
7.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
263
3.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
271
3.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
306
3.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
159
2.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
74
0.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,395
66.9%
77.2
Female
2,852
52.9%
51.3
Male
2,543
47.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,929
61.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
695
8.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
539
6.7%
15.2
Female
339
62.9%
55.8
Male
200
37.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
29
0.0%
0.0
Yelm, WA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,758
96.2%
96.8
White
6,712
83.2%
72.6
Black or African American
194
2.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
195
2.4%
0.8
Asian
258
3.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
70
0.9%
1.2
Chinese
85
1.1%
1.3
Filipino
87
1.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
16
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
67
0.8%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
67
0.8%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
332
4.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
308
3.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,361
16.9%
17.8
Mexican
728
9.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
342
4.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
291
3.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,705
83.1%
82.2
Yelm, WA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
43
1.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
252
5.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,252
28.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,572
35.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
471
10.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
729
16.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
152
3.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
295
6.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,176
93.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
881
19.7%
31.2
Yelm, WA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,638
28.7%
33.7%
Now Married
3,267
57.2%
47.5
Divorced
487
8.5%
11.0%
Separated
100
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
215
3.8
5.8%
Yelm, WA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,318
87.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
879
12.2%
21.6%
Spanish
562
7.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
132
1.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
185
2.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Yelm, WA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
179
6.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
222
8.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
232
9.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
187
7.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
412
15.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
625
24.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
414
16.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
160
6.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
78
3.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
82
3.2%
6.4
Median household income
51,405
57,617
Per capita income
19,705
31,128
Yelm, WA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
32
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
464
15.5%
9.8
Construction
214
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
605
20.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
82
2.7%
6.6
Information
80
2.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
131
4.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
98
3.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
166
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
565
18.8%
4.6
Retail trade
296
9.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
150
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
115
3.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
306
10.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
888
29.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
350
11.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
606
20.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
848
28.3%
18.1%
Yelm, WA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,206
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,628
82.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
291
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
17
0.5%
5.1
Walked
54
1.7%
2.7
Other means
126
3.9%
1.8
Worked at home
90
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.4
26.6
Yelm, WA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
122
4.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
762
29.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,009
38.9%
37.1
3 or more
698
26.9%
21.0
Yelm, WA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,591
92.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,398
54.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,193
46.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
210
7.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Yelm, WA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,801
1 room
30
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
55
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
225
8.0%
9.1
4 rooms
320
11.4%
16.5
5 rooms
490
17.5%
19.8
6 rooms
891
31.8%
17.8
7 rooms
303
10.8%
12.0
8 rooms
255
9.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
232
8.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Yelm, WA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,801
1-unit, detached
2,118
75.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
161
5.7%
5.9
2-units
47
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
83
3.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
45
1.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
36
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
147
5.2%
9.0
Mobile home
164
5.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Yelm, WA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
117
4.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
9
0.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
27
1.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
119
4.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
240
8.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
336
12.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
454
16.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,128
40.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
320
11.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
51
1.8%
1.4%
Yelm, WA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
963
37.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
1,561
60.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
67
2.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Yelm, WA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,183
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
34
2.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
36
3.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
115
9.7%
11.8%
$500 to $999
123
10.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
370
31.3%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
505
42.7%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
266
22.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
157
13.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
209
17.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
213
18.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
332
28.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Yelm, WA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,193
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
25
2.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
143
12.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
167
14.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
196
16.4%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
662
55.5%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,195
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
117
10.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
140
12.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
166
14.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
144
12.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
63
5.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
483
43.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
80
0.0%
0.0%
Yelm, WA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,398
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
64
4.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
129
9.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
154
11.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
328
23.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
630
45.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
84
6.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
9
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
202,500
205,000
