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Yelm, WA vs Auburn, WA

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- Auburn is 0% more densely populated than Yelm.
- People are 14.6% less likely to be married in Auburn.
- The Median Age is 4.3 years older in Auburn.
 Yelm, WAAuburn, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock85,306329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.638.4
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 Population - 20106,906  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock40,314285,036,114
 Population - 19901,337  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock101.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now617.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,891.693.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yelm, WAAuburn, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Yelm, WAAuburn, WAUnited States
 White71.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.1%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock17.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yelm, WAAuburn, WAUnited States
 Married Population58.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.3%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.772.60
 Households3,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock20,59980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children47.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.8%  Unlock10.8%
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 Auburn    9 Reviews

We lived in a big house on the West Hill of Auburn and then moved to a small rambler amid the big houses on the East Hill of Auburn. So we've lived within the city of  More

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Hello, I have lived in Auburn WA for about 8 years or so, Auburn is a great place to live, full of awesome people and awesome everyday life if you enjoy a 9-5 job and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Auburn is a very ugly, and dirty city, rain and clouds 9 months of the year. Has become really ghetto and would not recommend anyone coming here. Houses are expensive  More

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