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Silverdale, WA vs Yelm, WA

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- Yelm is 0% more densely populated than Silverdale.
- People are 7.6% more likely to be married in Yelm.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years younger in Yelm.
 Silverdale, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,205329,725,481
 Female Population49.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 201018,837  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,289285,036,114
 Population - 19907,660  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock191.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now183.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,791.093.4
 Land Area12.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Silverdale, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  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 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Silverdale, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 White66.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian9.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races9.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Silverdale, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Married Population54.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.8%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.222.60
 Households8,351  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,51580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,808  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Silverdale    5 Reviews

I'm impressed by Silverdale industry. So many businesses! You can find just about anything you need in only a 2 mile radius. It's impressive that they fit so well and  More

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Lots of box stores, no real character or culture, rains a lot, skies are usually grey like the rest of the Puget Sound. Does have a good  More

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Last fall my husband and I visited the state of Washington to check out ideas for retirement locations...we fell in love with both Silverdale and Whidby Island. We  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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