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Mount Vernon, WA vs Yelm, WA

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- Yelm is 0% more densely populated than Mount Vernon.
- People are 11.7% more likely to be married in Yelm.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years younger in Yelm.
 Mount Vernon, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,205329,725,481
 Female Population51.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 201031,752  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,289285,036,114
 Population - 199017,647  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock191.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now105.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,791.093.4
 Land Area12.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mount Vernon, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Mount Vernon, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 White56.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian3.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mount Vernon, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Married Population52.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.8%50.2%
 Never Married29.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.222.60
 Households12,823  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,51580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,198  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  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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