Yelm city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 10,438 ( 3,590 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.7 square miles
Population density: 1827.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,397	70.87%	40.8%
Black:	358	3.43%	68.9%
Indian:	68	0.65%	35.8%
Asian:	670	6.42%	217.5%
2+ races:	878	8.41%	111.1%
Hispanic:	1,067	10.22%	66.2%

Total non-White:	3,041	29.13%	90.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	2,144	37.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,446	25.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,848
5,253	76.71%
212	3.10%
106	1.55%
211	3.08%
416	6.07%
642	9.38%
1,595	23.29%

2000
3,348
2,778	82.97%
63	1.88%
96	2.87%
93	2.78%
199	5.94%
119	3.55%
570	17.03%

1990
1,370
1,248	91.09%
20	1.46%
31	2.26%
27	1.97%
n/a
44	3.21%
122	8.91%

1980
1,294
1,189	91.89%
4	0.31%
49	3.79%
11	0.85%
n/a
41	3.17%
105	8.11%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,475	73.9
1,025	30.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,530	111.7
448	32.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

59	4.6
17	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Yelm city, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
31.4
3,120	29.9%
7,318	70.1%
752	7.2%

3,314
3.14

2,547	76.9%
2,038	80.0%
190	7.5%
767	23.1%

2010
Number	Percent
29.0
2,467	36.0%
4,381	64.0%
519	7.6%

2,299
2.95

1,712	74.5%
1,188	69.4%
315	18.4%
587	25.5%

2000
Number	Percent
30.9
1,032	30.8%
2,316	69.2%
367	11.0%

1,206
2.74

847	70.2%
592	69.9%
117	13.8%
359	29.8%

1990
Number	Percent
27.1
515	37.6%
855	62.4%
130	9.5%

459
2.98

350	76.3%
239	68.3%
83	23.7%
109	23.7%

1980
Number	Percent
24.7
497	38.4%
797	61.6%
119	9.2%

432
3.00

340	78.7%
274	80.6%
51	15.0%
92	21.3%

2022 Housing Data for Yelm city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	151	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	34	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	0.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	29	0.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	78	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	19	0.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	115	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	106	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	94	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	145	4.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	401	12.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	774	23.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	631	19.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	185	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	379	11.4%
$200,000 or more	154	4.6%

Median Household Income	88,818
Per Capita Income	31,622

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	172	5.2%
Public Assistance	65	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	275	8.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,947	64.3%
Unemployed	174	2.8%
In Armed Forces	463	7.5%

Total Labor Force	4,584	74.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,552	25.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,305	1,392	48.4%
Non-Profit	51	68	42.9%
Self-Employed	150	113	57.0%

Local Government	109	163	40.1%
State Government	194	229	45.9%
Federal Government	304	146	67.6%

Total Private + Self	1,455	1,505	49.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	658	606	52.1%
Total	2,113	2,111	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	27.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	548	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	846	20.0%
Professional, Technical	635	15.0%
Service Occupations	990	23.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	22	0.5%
All others	1,205	28.5%

White Collar		48.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	752	17.8%
Construction	556	13.2%
Health care and social assistance	541	12.8%
Public administration	530	12.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	287	6.8%
Educational services	267	6.3%
Other services	250	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	226	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	224	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	184	4.4%
Manufacturing	167	4.0%
Finance and insurance	122	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	35	0.8%
Wholesale trade	32	0.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	29	0.7%
Information	22	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	816	7.82%
Puerto Rican	116	1.11%
Cuban	23	0.22%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	112	1.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	49	0.47%
Japanese	36	0.34%
Korean	24	0.23%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,449	87.8%
Spanish	527	5.5%
Other Asian	294	3.1%
German, other Germanic	159	1.7%
Other Indo-European	61	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	45	0.5%
Tagalog	40	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	36	0.4%
Korean	10	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,494	14.3%
Irish	1,330	12.7%
Polish	639	6.1%
American	520	5.0%
English	503	4.8%
Italian	488	4.7%
Norwegian	393	3.8%
Jordanian	282	2.7%
French	237	2.3%
European	210	2.0%
Scottish	205	2.0%
Danish	182	1.7%
Swedish	157	1.5%
Croatian	141	1.4%
Dutch	134	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,107	96.8%
Not a citizen	331	3.2%

Native	9,789	93.8%
Foreign-born	649	6.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
37	0.6%	357	5.8%	1,656	26.9%	2,807	45.5%	906	14.7%	404	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	37	0.6%
9-12 Years	357	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,656	26.9%
Some College	2,807	45.5%
Bach. Degree	906	14.7%
Grad Degree	404	6.6%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +785	R +108	D + 7.1%
D +677
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	50%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,319	56.7%	Joe Biden (D)	1,573	38.5%	199	4.9%	4,091	18	10	0.10%
2016	41%	Donald Trump (R)	1,534	55.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	896	32.4%	335	12.1%	2,765	19	10	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Yelm city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,573

38.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,319

56.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

149

3.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

4,091

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Yelm city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

896

32.4%

Donald Trump (R)

1,534

55.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

249

9.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,765

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Yelm city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	49%	Loren Culp (R)	2,569	63.2%	Jay Inslee* (D)	1,478	36.4%	17 [+]	0.4%	4,064	20	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 17 (0.4%);
2018	S1	32%	Susan Hutchison (R)	1,402	58.6%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	992	41.4%	0	0.0%	2,394	17	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	41%	Chris Vance (R)	1,572	56.8%	Patty Murray* (D)	1,195	43.2%	0	0.0%	2,767	16	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	41%	Bill Bryant (R)	1,682	61.1%	Jay Inslee* (D)	1,070	38.9%	0	0.0%	2,752	16	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,389
Median Value	$382,200

Occupied	3,314	97.8%
Vacant	75	2.2%

Owned	2,333	70.4%
Rented	981	29.6%
Median Rent	$1,355

Single-Family Units	2,728	80.5%
Detached	2,634	77.7%
Attached	94	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	439	13.0%
Mobile Homes	128	3.8%

Yelm city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Yelm city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Yelm city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Yelm city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Yelm city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Yelm city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Yelm city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Yelm city, WA