North Yelm vs Tanglewilde

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

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

Tanglewilde has the higher population (6,822 vs 2,503 in North Yelm). Tanglewilde has the higher median household income ($99,766 vs $77,691 in North Yelm). Tanglewilde has the higher median home value ($410,300 vs $330,200 in North Yelm).

Population, income & housing

	North Yelm	Tanglewilde
Population	2,503	6,822
Median age	42.6 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$77,691	$99,766
Median home value	$330,200	$410,300
Median gross rent	$1,379	$1,779
Housing units	1,124	2,520
Homeownership rate	78.0%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Yelm	Tanglewilde
Population	3,365 → 2,503 (-25.6%)	7,270 → 6,822 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$56,758 → $77,691 (+36.9%)	$73,917 → $99,766 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$139,300 → $330,200 (+137.0%)	$243,700 → $410,300 (+68.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,299 → $1,379 (+6.2%)	$1,183 → $1,779 (+50.4%)

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

Tanglewilde

Population

7,2706,822

Median household income

$73,917$99,766

Median home value

$243,700$410,300

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Yelm	Tanglewilde
Under 5	0.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.1%	17.7%
18 to 24	9.5%	10.3%
25 to 34	10.4%	13.6%
35 to 44	17.1%	10.9%
45 to 54	18.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	16.3%
65 to 74	15.1%	6.8%
75 and over	1.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Yelm	Tanglewilde
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	62.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	1.4%
Asian	1.4%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	23.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Yelm	Tanglewilde
No high school diploma	7.6%	7.1%
High school graduate	50.8%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Yelm	Tanglewilde
Drove alone	79.0%	80.5%
Carpooled	6.1%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.6%	10.9%
Other means	1.5%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Yelm	Tanglewilde
1-unit, detached	49.8%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	50.2%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	North Yelm	Tanglewilde
Poverty rate	1.0%	6.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1987	1976