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Yelm, WA vs Parkland, WA

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- Parkland is 0% more densely populated than Yelm.
- People are 26.6% less likely to be married in Parkland.
- The Median Age is 3.9 years older in Parkland.
 Yelm, WAParkland, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,092329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.238.4
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 Population - 20106,906  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock24,053285,036,114
 Population - 19901,337  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock66.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now617.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,407.393.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yelm, WAParkland, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Yelm, WAParkland, WAUnited States
 White71.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.0%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock14.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yelm, WAParkland, WAUnited States
 Married Population58.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.3%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households3,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock9,32680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children47.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.2%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 Parkland    2 Reviews

Lived here from 2014 to 2018. One transit line connecting south toward Spanaway at terminus near Walmart, runs along commercial main drag Pacific Avenue. It does  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is a great place to live because you get the benefits of several cities without being incorporated and paying city  More

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