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Yelm, WA vs Maricopa, AZ

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- Maricopa is 0% more densely populated than Yelm.
- People are 0.1% less likely to be married in Maricopa.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years older in Maricopa.
 Yelm, WAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock57,075329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.338.4
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 Population - 20106,906  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,040285,036,114
 Population - 19901,337  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5,144.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now617.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,333.693.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yelm, WAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Yelm, WAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 White71.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.1%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock30.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yelm, WAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Married Population58.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.9%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.122.60
 Households3,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,69480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children47.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.5%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 Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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