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Elk Grove, CA vs Yelm, WA

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- Yelm is 0% more densely populated than Elk Grove.
- People are 2.3% more likely to be married in Yelm.
- The Median Age is 6.8 years younger in Yelm.
 Elk Grove, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,205329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 2010153,417  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,289285,036,114
 Population - 199017,483  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock191.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now914.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,791.093.4
 Land Area42.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Elk Grove, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Elk Grove, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian29.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Elk Grove, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Married Population56.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.8%50.2%
 Never Married31.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.222.60
 Households54,262  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,51580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,834  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  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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