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Yelm, WA vs Akron, OH

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- Household income in Akron, is 49% less than it is in Yelm and is 64% below the National Average.
- Yelm unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Akron unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Yelm, WAAkron, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,130  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$42,129$69,021
 Family Median Income$86,292  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Yelm, WAAkron, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K25.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Yelm, WAAkron, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.1%13.1%
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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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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