North Yelm vs Tenino

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

North Yelm and Tenino 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 1,965 in Tenino). North Yelm has the higher median household income ($77,691 vs $75,438 in Tenino). Tenino has the higher median home value ($333,100 vs $330,200 in North Yelm).

Population, income & housing

	North Yelm	Tenino
Population	2,503	1,965
Median age	42.6 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,691	$75,438
Median home value	$330,200	$333,100
Median gross rent	$1,379	$1,239
Housing units	1,124	790
Homeownership rate	78.0%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Yelm	Tenino
Population	3,365 → 2,503 (-25.6%)	1,716 → 1,965 (+14.5%)
Median household income	$56,758 → $77,691 (+36.9%)	$54,917 → $75,438 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$139,300 → $330,200 (+137.0%)	$165,400 → $333,100 (+101.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,299 → $1,379 (+6.2%)	$1,080 → $1,239 (+14.7%)

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

Tenino

Population

1,7161,965

Median household income

$54,917$75,438

Median home value

$165,400$333,100

Median gross rent

$1,080$1,239

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Yelm	Tenino
Under 5	0.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	9.5%	11.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	13.3%
35 to 44	17.1%	16.8%
45 to 54	18.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.0%
65 to 74	15.1%	7.2%
75 and over	1.1%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Yelm	Tenino
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	72.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.8%
Asian	1.4%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	15.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Yelm	Tenino
No high school diploma	7.6%	5.8%
High school graduate	50.8%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Yelm	Tenino
Drove alone	79.0%	64.8%
Carpooled	6.1%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.7%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	10.6%	20.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Yelm	Tenino
1-unit, detached	49.8%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.2%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	North Yelm	Tenino
Poverty rate	1.0%	12.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	31	34
Median year structure built	1987	1980