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Raleigh, NC vs Yelm, WA

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- Yelm is 0% more densely populated than Raleigh.
- People are 38.4% more likely to be married in Yelm.
- The Median Age is 2.9 years younger in Yelm.
 Raleigh, NCYelm, 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 - 2010406,412  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,289285,036,114
 Population - 1990207,951  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock191.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now128.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,791.093.4
 Land Area145.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Raleigh, NCYelm, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Raleigh, NCYelm, WAUnited States
 White52.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian4.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Raleigh, NCYelm, WAUnited States
 Married Population42.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.8%50.2%
 Never Married43.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.222.60
 Households187,234  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,51580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households85,717  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  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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