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Shelton, WA vs Tumwater, WA

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- Tumwater is 0% more densely populated than Shelton.
- People are 31.3% more likely to be married in Tumwater.
- The Median Age is 3.6 years older in Tumwater.
 Shelton, WATumwater, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock24,855329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 20109,848  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,698285,036,114
 Population - 19907,241  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock91.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now51.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,428.193.4
 Land Area5.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Shelton, WATumwater, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Shelton, WATumwater, WAUnited States
 White65.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.7%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Shelton, WATumwater, WAUnited States
 Married Population35.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.2%50.2%
 Never Married44.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.4%10.8%
 Widowed7.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.542.60
 Households3,358  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,11780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,310  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Shelton    5 Reviews
Joe · Shelton, WA
Terrible
Over 4 years ago

Lived here 13 years. Air smells like chemicals and gasses not to mention how terrible the pollen is. People are either terribly rude, your friends, or follow you home at  More

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Michael · Shelton, WA
Old town going nowhere.
Over 6 years ago

Shelton is a town stuck in the mud. Thats the best way to describe it. People like it that way from what I can tell. It's stuck in time between an old town appearance   More

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Mitchell · Shelton, WA
big city crime in a small town
Over 10 years ago

Below are the crime statistics on Shelton Wa compared to the national average. Several thing you can count on in Shelton is increase crime, homeless living everywhere  More

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Reviews for Tumwater    1 Reviews
Tonya · Olympia, WA
Beautiful and piecefull place to live
Over 7 years ago

Tumwater is so beautiful, my commute to work in Olympia is about 15 minutes no traffic whatsoever! My kids both attend top rated schools, I lived in Bellevue for 8  More

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