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. Much of the housing stock in Yelm was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Yelm economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Yelm, where the median household income is $88,818.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Yelm is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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%). Yelm is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Yelm, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. One downside of living in Yelm is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Yelm, the average commute to work is 35.20 minutes, which is quite a bit 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.
