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Covington, WA vs Yelm, WA

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- Household income in Yelm, is 27% less than it is in Covington and is 17% above the National Average.
- Covington unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Yelm unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Covington, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,445  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$83,027$69,021
 Family Median Income$123,841  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Covington, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Covington, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.6%13.1%
Reviews for Covington    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The City of Covington is rich in small town character and beautiful natural environment. It is family-oriented, safe, and pedestrian-friendly town that is rapidly  More

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Over 17 years ago

Covington is relatively safe. Our idea of crime is when someone drives on the park grass. We had a rash of vehicle thefts a couple of years ago, but they caught the  More

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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Yelm is a very nice city to live in. Small enough to have that small town flavor but big enough not to be cramped. Has access to pretty much everywhere you want to go.  More

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I've lived in Yelm 2 years now and LOVE IT! We moved here to get away of the crazyness and extreamly crampedness of the "suburbia"of Puyallup which is just outside of  More

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