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Yelm, WA vs Sandy, OR

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- Sandy is 0% more densely populated than Yelm.
- People are 2.9% less likely to be married in Sandy.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years older in Sandy.
 Yelm, WASandy, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock12,383329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.338.4
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 Population - 20106,906  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,385285,036,114
 Population - 19901,337  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock114.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now617.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,564.593.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yelm, WASandy, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Yelm, WASandy, ORUnited States
 White71.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.3%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yelm, WASandy, ORUnited States
 Married Population58.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.5%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.872.60
 Households3,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,27380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children47.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.8%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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Kade · Sandy, OR
Sandy, OR Review
Over 5 years ago

Lived in Sandy since I was about 6 and I love it sometimes there is not a lot to do but it is a great small  More

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