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North Salt Lake, UT vs Yelm, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Yelm, is 2% less than it is in North Salt Lake and is 17% above the National Average.
- North Salt Lake unemployment rate is 2.5%.
- Yelm unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 North Salt Lake, UTYelm, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,093  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$83,027$69,021
 Family Median Income$99,712  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Salt Lake, UTYelm, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Salt Lake, UTYelm, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library2.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.6%13.1%
Reviews for North Salt Lake    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

North Salt Lake is a blend of commercial and residential. The location is 10-15 minutes from downtown Salt Lake and the same to the airport. There have been several  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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