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Yelm, WA vs Shelton, CT

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- Shelton is 0% more densely populated than Yelm.
- People are 4.5% less likely to be married in Shelton.
- The Median Age is 16.6 years older in Shelton.
 Yelm, WAShelton, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,944329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock47.938.4
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 Population - 20106,906  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,101285,036,114
 Population - 19901,337  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now617.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,336.793.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yelm, WAShelton, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Yelm, WAShelton, CTUnited States
 White71.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yelm, WAShelton, CTUnited States
 Married Population58.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.4%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.502.60
 Households3,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,03280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children47.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households651  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.0%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 Shelton    4 Reviews
zach · Shelton, CT
low taxes
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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Jessie · Shelton, CT
Shelton, CT best place to live
Over 7 years ago

I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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geo · Shelton, CT
I'm staying put
Over 13 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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