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Sumner, WA vs Yelm, WA

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- Yelm is 0% more densely populated than Sumner.
- People are 22.3% more likely to be married in Yelm.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years younger in Yelm.
 Sumner, 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 - 20109,435  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,289285,036,114
 Population - 19906,281  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock191.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now68.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,791.093.4
 Land Area7.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sumner, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  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 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Sumner, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 White76.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sumner, WAYelm, WAUnited States
 Married Population47.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.8%50.2%
 Never Married33.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.222.60
 Households4,255  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,51580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,559  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sumner    2 Reviews

Sumner is a wonderfully small but growing community nestled in the a beautiful and fertile valley of Western Washington. Only minutes from the major cities, the small  More

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Over 19 years ago

Sumner Washington is located in the Puyallup valley which by definition is flat and walkable. The city adminstration and council are very focused on maintaining a small  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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