Yelm is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 10,668 people and six associated neighborhoods, Yelm is the 92nd largest community in Washington. Yelm has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Yelm, where the median household income is $88,818.00.Yelm is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Yelm is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Yelm who work in sales jobs (12.95%), management occupations (7.15%), and office and administrative support (7.08%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Yelm, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. In Yelm, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.20 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The population of Yelm overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Yelm, 21.24% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Yelm in 2022 was $31,622, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,488 for a family of four. However, Yelm contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Yelm is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yelm home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yelm residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Yelm also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Yelm include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Yelm is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
