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Yelm, WA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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- Santa Rosa is 0% more densely populated than Yelm.
- People are 16.8% less likely to be married in Santa Rosa.
- The Median Age is 8.7 years older in Santa Rosa.
 Yelm, WASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock179,213329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4038.4
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 Population - 20106,906  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock147,595285,036,114
 Population - 19901,337  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now617.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,215.993.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yelm, WASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%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  Unlock4.7%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  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Yelm, WASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 White71.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock34.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yelm, WASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Married Population58.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.6%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households3,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock42,22080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children47.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.4%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 Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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