North Yelm vs Yelm

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

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

Yelm has the higher population (10,618 vs 2,503 in North Yelm). Yelm has the higher median household income ($88,279 vs $77,691 in North Yelm). Yelm has the higher median home value ($439,100 vs $330,200 in North Yelm).

Population, income & housing

	North Yelm	Yelm
Population	2,503	10,618
Median age	42.6 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$77,691	$88,279
Median home value	$330,200	$439,100
Median gross rent	$1,379	$1,363
Housing units	1,124	3,529
Homeownership rate	78.0%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Yelm	Yelm
Population	3,365 → 2,503 (-25.6%)	8,985 → 10,618 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$56,758 → $77,691 (+36.9%)	$75,000 → $88,279 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$139,300 → $330,200 (+137.0%)	$255,200 → $439,100 (+72.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,299 → $1,379 (+6.2%)	$1,373 → $1,363 (-0.7%)

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

Yelm

Population

8,98510,618

Median household income

$75,000$88,279

Median home value

$255,200$439,100

Median gross rent

$1,373$1,363

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Yelm	Yelm
Under 5	0.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	15.1%	24.2%
18 to 24	9.5%	10.6%
25 to 34	10.4%	18.7%
35 to 44	17.1%	14.3%
45 to 54	18.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	8.6%
65 to 74	15.1%	3.3%
75 and over	1.1%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Yelm	Yelm
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	66.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	1.2%
Asian	1.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	5.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Yelm	Yelm
No high school diploma	7.6%	6.0%
High school graduate	50.8%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Yelm	Yelm
Drove alone	79.0%	75.6%
Carpooled	6.1%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	2.7%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	5.6%
Other means	1.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Yelm	Yelm
1-unit, detached	49.8%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	50.2%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	North Yelm	Yelm
Poverty rate	1.0%	5.4%
Average household size	2.41	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1987	2004