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Yelm, WA vs Rock Island, IL

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- Rock Island is 0% more densely populated than Yelm.
- People are 32.2% less likely to be married in Rock Island.
- The Median Age is 4.1 years older in Rock Island.
 Yelm, WARock Island, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock37,519329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 20106,906  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock39,684285,036,114
 Population - 19901,337  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now617.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,226.093.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yelm, WARock Island, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Yelm, WARock Island, ILUnited States
 White71.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.1%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yelm, WARock Island, ILUnited States
 Married Population58.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.6%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.262.60
 Households3,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,91880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children47.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.8%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 Rock Island    3 Reviews
Clint · Barry, IL
Rock Island - Pros/Cons
Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Gene · Taylor Ridge, IL
QCA Education and Business
Over 18 years ago

Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Martha · Rock Island, IL
Affordable Small City
Over 19 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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