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Helena, MT vs Yelm, WA

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- Yelm is 0% more densely populated than Helena.
- People are 37.9% more likely to be married in Yelm.
- The Median Age is 8.6 years younger in Yelm.
 Helena, MTYelm, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,205329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 201028,909  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,289285,036,114
 Population - 199024,569  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock191.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now37.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,791.093.4
 Land Area16.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Helena, MTYelm, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Helena, MTYelm, WAUnited States
 White87.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Helena, MTYelm, WAUnited States
 Married Population42.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.222.60
 Households15,032  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,51580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,894  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Helena    17 Reviews
Doug · Helena Valley West Central, MT
Nice safe mountain town. Little too quiet for me
Over 3 years ago

I spent 6 months living on a ranch in the Helena valley. This was during the population boom Montana experienced after covid. Helena has some great mountain biking  More

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Christine · Helena Valley West Central, MT
Best Decision Ever
Over 3 years ago

We transplanted from Southern California 3 years ago and have never looked back! Living in the small unincorporated town of York Montana located in the Helena nation  More

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Al 68 · Ogden, UT
Growing up in Helena
Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 16 years. It is a great place to grow  More

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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews
Louis · Yelm, WA
Quality of Life
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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jennifer · Yelm, WA
Yelm is our little known secret, don't tell anyone
Over 16 years ago

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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