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Population (year 2000): 3,289. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,038 (+53.2% change)
Males: 1,544  (46.9%)
Females: 1,745  (53.1%)

Thurston County

Median resident age:  30.8 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98597.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,400 (it was $39,453 in 2000)
Yelm  $40,400
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $164,700 (it was $117,400 in 2000)
Yelm  $164,700
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Yelm:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.3%)
  • Hispanic (5.4%)
  • Two or more races (5.4%)
  • American Indian (4.4%)
  • Black (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.6%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.2%)
  • Korean (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (20.9%), Irish (13.2%), English (9.0%), United States (8.2%), Norwegian (7.1%), French (4.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1924

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 5.63 square miles.

Population density: 801 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Yelm

  • High school or higher: 89.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Yelm city

  • Never married: 25.4%
  • Now married: 52.0%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

130 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 1.2% Asia, 0.7% Latin America).

This city:  4.0%
Washington:  10.4%



According to our research there were 32 registered sex offenders living in Yelm, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Yelm to the number of sex offenders is 141 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Yelm:  1.1% ($1,317)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lakewood, WA (16.3 miles , pop. 58,211).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Seattle, WA (50.9 miles , pop. 563,374).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (935.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: North Yelm, WA (1.4 miles ), Roy, WA (6.0 miles ), Nisqually Indian Community, WA (6.2 miles ), Rainier, WA (6.7 miles ), DuPont, WA (11.1 miles ), Fort Lewis, WA (12.3 miles ), Tanglewilde-Thompson Place, WA (14.2 miles ), Lacey, WA (15.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 58 buildings, average cost: $79,300
  • 1997: 60 buildings, average cost: $90,800
  • 1998: 49 buildings, average cost: $90,600
  • 1999: 72 buildings, average cost: $88,400
  • 2000: 59 buildings, average cost: $100,700
  • 2001: 101 buildings, average cost: $98,600
  • 2002: 104 buildings, average cost: $98,200
  • 2003: 94 buildings, average cost: $118,700
  • 2004: 63 buildings, average cost: $110,000
  • 2005: 221 buildings, average cost: $161,200
  • 2006: 171 buildings, average cost: $182,400
  • 2007: 166 buildings, average cost: $189,600

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Latitude: 46.94 N, Longitude: 122.61 W


44 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 360

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Population change in the 1990s: +1,319 (+67.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


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Crime in Yelm by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.022.40.0
Rapes 022742
    per 100,000 0.059.152.7169.489.543.3
Robberies 434416
    per 100,000 119.788.6105.396.822.4129.8
Assaults 23311414
    per 100,000 59.988.679.0266.289.5303.0
Burglaries 376462414676
    per 100,000 1107.51890.11632.9992.01029.31644.7
Thefts 187215195225193188
    per 100,000 5597.16349.75135.65444.04318.64068.4
Auto thefts 11920161719
    per 100,000 329.2265.8526.7387.1380.4411.2
Arson 310100
    per 100,000 89.829.50.024.20.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 375.6499.1451.4535.9416.2444.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.66
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Yelm:
  • COLUMBIA CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; OLYMPIA, WA)
  • ST PETER CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY CENTER (about 15 miles; LACEY, WA)
  • WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; TACOMA, WA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Yelm:
  • GRAY AAF (about 10 miles; FORT LEWIS/TACOMA, WA; ID: GRF)
  • MCCHORD AFB (about 17 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: TCM)
  • OLYMPIA (about 21 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: OLM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Yelm:
  • WESTERN AIRPARK (about 5 miles; YELM, WA; ID: 92W)
  • AMERICAN LAKE (about 14 miles; TACOMA, WA; ID: W37)
  • HOSKINS FIELD (about 15 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; ID: 44T)

Amtrak station near Yelm:
  • 14 miles: OLYMPIA/LACEY (OLYMPIA, 6600 YELM HWY. S.E.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Yelm:
  • PIERCE COLLEGE AT FORT STEILACOOM (about 16 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,921)
  • CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; LAKEWOOD, WA; FT enrollment: 3,819)
  • TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,710)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND (about 24 miles; TACOMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,754)
  • EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE (about 27 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)
Public high schools in Yelm:
Public elementary/middle schools in Yelm:
Private elementary/middle schools in Yelm:
  • OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 60; Location: 805 YELM AVE E; Grades: PK - 8)
  • YELM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 12; Location: P.O. BOX 5080; Grades: 1 - 8)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Hospitals/medical centers near Yelm: * COLUMBIA CAPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; OLYMPIA, WA) * ST PETER CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY CENTER (about 15 miles; LACEY, WA) * WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; TACOMA, WA) ( this hospital listed above in in seattle washington not tacoma) * PROVIDENCE ST. PETER HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OLYMPIA, WA)
  • Private School: EagleView Christian School (K/4-12) Located at 13036 Morris RD SE Yelm, WA. 98597
  • A FM RADIO STATION with a strong signal is not on your list. (Spirit 105.3)A Christian music station that's well liked by some Christians in Yelm

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Lakes: Solberg Lake (A), McKenzie Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Timberland Community Libraries (105 West Yelm Avenue).

Hotels: Blueberry Hill Farm Guest House (18811 119th Ave SE), Prairie Hotel (700 Prairie Park Lane).

Court: Yelm Municipal Court (105 West Yelm Avenue).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Yelm and their reported violations in the past:

CLEARWOOD (Population served: 2282, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1998 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
STEWARTS MEATS (Population served: 272, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
YELM EAGLES (Population served: 254, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
NISQUALLY VALLEY MOOSE 1905 (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 10 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
FOUR CORNERS STORE (Population served: 51, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-1999)
  • 21 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.4%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.1%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  4.6%

Yelm compared to Washington state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Yelm (2007 data):
  • Timberland Bank: Yelm Branch at 101 Yelm Avenue W. (P.O. Box 2349), branch established on 1999-03-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $590.7 mil, Deposits: $434.6 mil, headquarters in Hoquiam, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Timberland Bancorp, Inc.
  • Keybank National Association: Yelm Branch at 1100 Yelm Avenue West, branch established on 1964-01-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
  • Venture Bank: Yelm Avenue East Branch at 608 Yelm Avenue East, branch established on 1988-05-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $977.0 mil, Deposits: $771.9 mil, headquarters in Lacey, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Venture Financial Group, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 42$108,214$30,9186$9,132
Judicial and Legal 2$5,222$31,3322$3,335
Police Protection - Officers 10$29,774$35,7290$0
Financial Administration 3$7,026$28,1041$865
Other Government Administration 4$14,112$42,3368$4,750
Police - Other 3$7,135$28,5400$0
Streets and Highways 4$11,537$34,6110$0
Sewerage 4$11,484$34,4520$0
Parks and Recreation 3$6,469$25,8761$2,077
Housing and Community Development(Local) 4$14,863$44,5890$0
Water Supply 3$8,283$33,1320$0
Totals for Government 82$224,119$32,79818$20,159


Yelm government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,215,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,120,000
    All Other: $511,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $315,000
    Parks & Recreation: $92,000
    General: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $785,000
    Sewerage: $692,000
    Water Utilities: $428,000
    Central Staff Services: $343,000
    Regular Highways: $259,000
    Fire Protection: $228,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $194,000
    Financial Administration: $177,000
    Parks & Recreation: $106,000
    General - Other: $83,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $75,000
    Libraries: $45,000
    Health Services - Other: $28,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $14,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,000
    Welfare - Other: $2,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $396,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $10,024,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,595,000
    Other NEC: $1,645,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $852,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $7,292,000
    Water Utilities: $2,460,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,524,000
    Water Utilities: $135,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $240,000
    Interest Earnings: $40,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $593,000
    Water Utilities: $186,000
    Central Staff: $69,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
    Police Protection: $64,000
    Sewerage: $48,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,882,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $804,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $453,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $773,000
    Highways: $179,000
    General Support: $34,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $855,000
    Property: $679,000
    NEC: $518,000
    Public Utilities: $261,000
    Other Selective Sales: $103,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,677,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

9.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,695 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.34%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.26% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,119 average AGI)
Thurston County:  0.26%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pierce County, WA  1.92% ($42,336 average AGI)
from King County, WA  0.96% ($44,780)
from Lewis County, WA  0.43% ($38,049)


7.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,118 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.73%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($732 average AGI)
Thurston County:  0.15%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Pierce County, WA  1.30% ($37,310 average AGI)
to King County, WA  0.94% ($35,501)
to Lewis County, WA  0.53% ($33,630)


Strongest AM radio stations in Yelm:
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KHHO (850 AM; 10 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KGHO (920 AM; 5 kW; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: SPENCER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KLAY (1180 AM; 5 kW; LAKEWOOD, WA; Owner: CLAY FRANK HUNTINGTON)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Yelm:
  • KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
  • KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWFJ (89.7 FM; ROY, WA; Owner: CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
  • KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
  • KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
  • KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KFMY (97.7 FM; RAYMOND, WA; Owner: SOUTH SOUND BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KVTI (90.9 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: CLOVER PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
  • K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Yelm:
  • KBTC-TV (Channel 28; TACOMA, WA; Owner: BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)

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