Nisqually Indian Community vs North Yelm

A side-by-side comparison of Nisqually Indian Community and North Yelm: population, income, housing, and more.

Nisqually Indian Community and North Yelm are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Yelm has the higher population (2,503 vs 513 in Nisqually Indian Community). North Yelm has the higher median household income ($77,691 vs $71,875 in Nisqually Indian Community). North Yelm has the higher median home value ($330,200 vs $317,300 in Nisqually Indian Community).

Population, income & housing

	Nisqually Indian Community	North Yelm
Population	513	2,503
Median age	37.3 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,875	$77,691
Median home value	$317,300	$330,200
Median gross rent	$625	$1,379
Housing units	218	1,124
Homeownership rate	86.6%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nisqually Indian Community	North Yelm
Population	631 → 513 (-18.7%)	3,365 → 2,503 (-25.6%)
Median household income	$59,583 → $71,875 (+20.6%)	$56,758 → $77,691 (+36.9%)
Median home value	$215,000 → $317,300 (+47.6%)	$139,300 → $330,200 (+137.0%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $625 (-10.7%)	$1,299 → $1,379 (+6.2%)

Nisqually Indian Community

Population

631513

Median household income

$59,583$71,875

Median home value

$215,000$317,300

Median gross rent

$700$625

North Yelm

Population

3,3652,503

Median household income

$56,758$77,691

Median home value

$139,300$330,200

Median gross rent

$1,299$1,379

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nisqually Indian Community	North Yelm
Under 5	3.9%	0.8%
5 to 17	26.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	6.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	13.6%	17.1%
45 to 54	7.8%	18.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	15.1%
75 and over	8.0%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nisqually Indian Community	North Yelm
White (non-Hispanic)	25.7%	85.6%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58.7%	1.6%
Asian	0.6%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nisqually Indian Community	North Yelm
No high school diploma	12.3%	7.6%
High school graduate	46.1%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nisqually Indian Community	North Yelm
Drove alone	78.8%	79.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nisqually Indian Community	North Yelm
1-unit, detached	81.7%	49.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	50.2%

Poverty & households

	Nisqually Indian Community	North Yelm
Poverty rate	19.3%	1.0%
Average household size	2.87	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	1983	1987