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Yelm, WA vs Ocean Shores, WA

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- Ocean Shores is 0% more densely populated than Yelm.
- People are 10.6% more likely to be married in Ocean Shores.
- The Median Age is 31.8 years older in Ocean Shores.
 Yelm, WAOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock6,637329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock63.138.4
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 Population - 20106,906  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,836285,036,114
 Population - 19901,337  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock75.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now617.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock779.193.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock4.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yelm, WAOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock29.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Yelm, WAOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 White71.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock2.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yelm, WAOcean Shores, WAUnited States
 Married Population58.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.6%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.892.60
 Households3,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,23780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children47.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock73.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock4.9%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 Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 10 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  More

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