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Yelm, WA vs Goldendale, WA

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- Goldendale is 0% more densely populated than Yelm.
- People are 30.7% less likely to be married in Goldendale.
- The Median Age is 7.1 years older in Goldendale.
 Yelm, WAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,480329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.438.4
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 Population - 20106,906  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,760285,036,114
 Population - 19901,337  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now617.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,175.393.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yelm, WAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Yelm, WAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 White71.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock2.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yelm, WAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 Married Population58.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.7%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.132.60
 Households3,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock86480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children47.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock35.0%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 Goldendale    5 Reviews

GOLDENDALE is loved by a very select, elite, and religious group. I withhold using labels to describe the mentality of Goldendale, but can describe the hostile treatment  More

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Read the two reviews before I made this commentary. The reviews submitted so far are from locals who have survived some economic hard times in the area. Both of these  More

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I have lived here all of my 34 years and its has been a great place to live, raise a family, have what fun there is to have and just to relax. A beautiful place for the  More

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