Yelm, Washington demographics

Yelm, WA demographics: median age 31.0; 27.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Yelm city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5380220. The survey estimates a population of 11,102 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Yelm is 31.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.0 years. There are 3,703 households (±268). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	31.0 ±2.0	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,102
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	3,265 ±455	29.4% ±4.1 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	3,182 ±448	28.7% ±4.0 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	3,880 ±487	34.9% ±4.4 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	775 ±233	7.0% ±2.1 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,102
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	5,624 ±353	50.7% ±3.2 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	5,478 ±369	49.3% ±3.3 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,102
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	7,199 ±703	64.8% ±6.3 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	585 ±294 · low precision	5.3% ±2.6 pp · low precision	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	138 ±127 · low precision	1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	145 ±96 · low precision	1.3% ±0.9 pp · low precision	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	567 ±469 · low precision	5.1% ±4.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	317 ±189 · low precision	2.9% ±1.7 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,151 ±508	19.4% ±4.6 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,102
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,293 ±419	83.7% ±3.7 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,809 ±403	16.3% ±3.6 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,703
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,230 ±260	60.2% ±5.5 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	86 ±64 · low precision	2.3% ±1.7 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	491 ±176	13.3% ±4.7 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	754 ±241	20.4% ±6.3 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	142 ±81 · low precision	3.8% ±2.2 pp · low precision	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,703
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,664 ±170	44.9% ±3.2 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,039 ±338	55.1% ±8.2 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,703
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	754 ±241	20.4% ±6.3 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,075 ±280	29.0% ±7.3 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	737 ±232	19.9% ±6.1 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	524 ±123	14.2% ±3.2 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	360 ±138	9.7% ±3.6 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	191 ±94	5.2% ±2.5 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	62 ±55 · low precision	1.7% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,102
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	10,188 ±371	91.8% ±3.3 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	914 ±360	8.2% ±3.2 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,369
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	9,150 ±498	88.2% ±4.4 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	567 ±206	5.5% ±2.0 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	32 ±52 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	121 ±105 · low precision	1.2% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	58 ±67 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	129 ±173 · low precision	1.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	35 ±52 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	66 ±73 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	211 ±199 · low precision	2.0% ±1.9 pp · low precision	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,693
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	450 ±223	6.7% ±3.3 pp	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,959 ±397	29.3% ±5.8 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,701 ±396	25.4% ±5.8 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	752 ±193	11.2% ±2.8 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,121 ±359	16.7% ±5.3 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	710 ±246	10.6% ±3.6 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,867
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	9,062 ±522	83.4% ±4.7 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	523 ±352 · low precision	4.8% ±3.2 pp · low precision	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	502 ±229	4.6% ±2.1 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	746 ±410 · low precision	6.9% ±3.8 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	34 ±48 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.0% of Yelm residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 91.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Yelm	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.0% ±2.3 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.3% ±1.2 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	18.6% ±4.7 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Yelm . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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