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Yelm, WA vs Sparta, WI

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- Sparta is 0% more densely populated than Yelm.
- People are 22.0% less likely to be married in Sparta.
- The Median Age is 8.1 years older in Sparta.
 Yelm, WASparta, WIUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,955329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.438.4
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 Population - 20106,906  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,648285,036,114
 Population - 19901,337  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now617.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,254.193.4
 Land Area5.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Yelm, WASparta, WIUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.0%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  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Yelm, WASparta, WIUnited States
 White71.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander5.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Yelm, WASparta, WIUnited States
 Married Population58.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.6%50.2%
 Never Married29.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households3,166  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,46080,755,759
     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  Unlock22.9%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 Sparta    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I am originally from Minnesota, but have lived in Sparta now for 15 years. It has been a wonderful town to raise a family in. There are many public parks and  More

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We have lived here for a few years and I can tell you our 3 bdrm 1 bath house with a minimal yard cost us $80,000. Which you would think is a good deal until the  More

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