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Modesto, CA vs Yelm, WA

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- Yelm is 0% more densely populated than Modesto.
- People are 23.0% more likely to be married in Yelm.
- The Median Age is 3.6 years younger in Yelm.
 Modesto, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,205329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 2010203,278  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,289285,036,114
 Population - 1990164,730  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock191.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now30.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,791.093.4
 Land Area43.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Modesto, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Modesto, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 White41.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian7.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Modesto, CAYelm, WAUnited States
 Married Population47.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.8%50.2%
 Never Married36.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.222.60
 Households71,879  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,51580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,369  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Modesto    35 Reviews
anon · Modesto, CA
idk
Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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James · Modesto, CA
Decent
Over 4 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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Vini · Modesto, CA
In A Teen's Perspective...
Over 5 years ago

I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  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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