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Yelm, WA vs Federal Way, WA

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- Federal Way is 0% more densely populated than Yelm.
- People are 15.2% less likely to be married in Federal Way.
- The Median Age is 5.7 years older in Federal Way.
 Yelm, WAFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock99,792329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3738.4
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 Population - 20106,906  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock83,259285,036,114
 Population - 19901,337  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now617.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,490.793.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yelm, WAFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Yelm, WAFederal Way, WAUnited States
 White71.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock16.6%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yelm, WAFederal Way, WAUnited States
 Married Population58.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.6%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.752.60
 Households3,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock24,24980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children47.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Yelm    2 Reviews
Louis · Yelm, WA
Quality of Life
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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jennifer · Yelm, WA
Yelm is our little known secret, don't tell anyone
Over 16 years ago

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 Federal Way    14 Reviews
Donald · Sequim, WA
A hidden gem!
Over 6 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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fresa1 · Federal Way, WA
we want to move need help we just have 2 months
Over 11 years ago

I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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Koneko · Federal Way, WA
Cost of Living in Federal Way
Over 12 years ago

I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  More

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