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Yelm, WA vs Olympia, WA

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- Olympia is 0% more densely populated than Yelm.
- People are 24.6% less likely to be married in Olympia.
- The Median Age is 7.1 years older in Olympia.
 Yelm, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,579329,725,481
 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  Unlock42,514285,036,114
 Population - 19901,337  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now617.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,992.993.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yelm, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%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  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Yelm, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 White71.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.0%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yelm, WAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Married Population58.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households3,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,59680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children47.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.8%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 Olympia    39 Reviews
Darwin · Olympia, WA
We L O V E Olympia - especially the local bicycle
Over 3 years ago

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Renee · Olympia, WA
Little Seattle
Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Anne · Olympia, WA
We love Olympia and retired here
Over 4 years ago

Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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